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Jan 07, 2022jonnybroom rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A wonderful movie!
May 24, 2019iloveseaotters rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I'm not sure if this is a true story, but it was extremely well done and was very inspiring. I loved the little girl as Akeelah and I can tell that she will be very successful in her acting career. A perfect blend of drama and education…
Apr 10, 2019
I thought this was the bee movie
Oct 15, 2018duanetucker rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Simply wonderful !
Jul 14, 2018LPL_TraciB rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a family-friendly movie with a message that everyone can appreciate. Akeelah, a young black girl growing up in South Los Angeles, has a lot of obstacles to overcome--getting bullied, her brother is in a gang, her father is dead,…
Feb 01, 2018reginator_22 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Decent movie. Morpheus is in it!
Apr 10, 2017kpelish rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
An inspiring story that uses the unlikely vehicle of a spelling bee to illustrate a young girl's persistence in growing out of the cramped role supposedly predestined for her. Keke Palmer does a great job in portraying a young girl in…
Oct 07, 2015sky19 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This was a phenomenal movie!!! I would say this is one of the best movies that I have seen and I hope you will enjoy this movie just as much as I did
Aug 17, 2014muffinpopcorn rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Great movie , touching and well done. Good to watch with kids or actually any age group would enjoy it .
May 05, 2014john_doh17 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Growing up, self confidence important lessons. Some cliches, but still very good.
Mar 08, 2013essa29 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Great movie to watch with your kids!
lasertravis
Feb 16, 2013lasertravis rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Good inspirational family movie based around, of all things, spelling bee's. Just a well acted, feel good flick.
Feb 10, 2013
A good movie for spelling bee-goers.
jodianmorgan
Jul 26, 2012jodianmorgan rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
this movie influenced me to wanna take spelling seriously.
Roxannajayc
Jul 23, 2012Roxannajayc rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
What an inspiring story.
horses213
May 21, 2012
A great movie I would check it out again.
Apr 01, 2012stse88 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A nice warm inspiring feel-good movie. Girl who played Akeelah did nice job, as did Lawrence Fishburn. Plot is predictable - Young girl in bad neighborhood rises above her environment to become champion, etc., etc. But script and actors…
Nov 26, 2011ALONDRA LOPEZ rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is movie is amazing!!! Spectacular!! Fa-nominal!! It's about being able to do the impossible and it's just amazing!!! I was screaming of joy. I was just so into this movie while watching it. You have to watch this movie with your…
Mar 31, 2011summermoon rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Wonderful movie. Heartfelt and a great all round movie.