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Akeelah and the Bee

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Movie Info
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Director -
Doug Atchison -
Producer -
Laurence Fishburne , Sidney Ganis , Nancy Hult , Daniel Llewelyn , Michael Romersa -
Screenwriter -
Doug Atchison -
Distributor -
Lionsgate Films -
Production Co -
Sony Television Productions , Spelling Bee Productions Inc. , 2929 Productions , Cinema Gypsy Productions , Lionsgate Films , Out of the Blue... Entertainment -
Rating -
PG (Some Language) -
Genre -
Kids & Family , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Apr 28, 2006, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 16, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$18.8M -
Runtime -
1h 52m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SRD , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)