Akeelah and the Bee Reviews



  • Akeelah and the Bee
    • Genre : Drama, Family
    • Release Date :
    • MPAA Rating : PG
    • Duration : 112 minute(s)
    • Production Budget : -
    • Studio : Lions Gate Films
    • Official Site : -
    • Reviews Rate
      Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.

    • Readers Rate
      2 of 5

Movie Reviews

  • touching and funny
    4 of 5 by Leana Donofrio [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland ]
  • smart and well-crafted - and truly perfect for the whole family
    4.5 of 5 by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch ]
  • positive, gentle, and ultimately uplifting without ever making its audience feel overly manipulated
    4 of 5 by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews ]
  • one of those rare films that communicates its message clearly and succinctly on multiple levels
    4 of 4 by John Hayes [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ]
  • goes beyond being the most worthwhile family movie in ages
    3.5 of 4 by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ]
  • does particularly well by the effervescent performances of its juvenile cast
    by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter ]
  • An inspirational spelling bee movie
    4.5 of 5 by Scott Brown [Entertainment Weekly ]
  • an engaging story of a little girl who learns to dream big
    3 of 4 by Pam Grady [Reel ]
  • a solid drama with rich characters and enough charm to make it one of the better family films released in the last few months
    8 of 10 by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon ]
  • 4.5 of 5 Reviewed by Nancy Churnin [The Dallas Morning News ]
  • 4 of 5 Reviewed by Kathy Cano Murillo [The Arizona Republic ]
  • 3.5 of 4 Reviewed by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak ]
  • 3.5 of 5 Reviewed by [E! Online ]
  • 3.5 of 5 Reviewed by Nathan Rabin [The Onion A.V. Club ]
  • 3 of 5 Reviewed by Rachel Gordon [Filmcritic ]
  • 3 of 4 Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News ]
  • 3 of 5 Reviewed by Christine James [Boxoffice Magazine ]
  • 3 of 4 Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City ]
  • 3 of 4 Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe ]
  • 3 of 5 Reviewed by David Germain [The Hartford Courant ]
  • 3 of 4 Reviewed by Cathy Jakicic [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine ]
  • 2.5 of 5 Reviewed by Marrit Ingman [Austin Chronicle ]
  • 2 of 5 Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette ]
  • 1.5 of 4 Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday ]
  • Reviewed by Ken Eisner [Georgia Straight ]
  • Reviewed by John Thomason [Orlando Weekly ]
  • Reviewed by MaryAnn Johanson [The Flick Filosopher ]
  • Reviewed by Jean Lowerison [San Diego Metropolitan ]

Reader's Reviews

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