11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
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Budget: $8,000,000
Revenue: $18,948,425
ROI: +136.9%
Verdict: Hit
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> Doug Atchison (Director) > M. David Mullen (Director of Photography) > Rodney Allen Hooks (Assistant Director) > Chris Mosio (Second Unit Director of Photography)
