{movie} akeelah and the bee (2006)

With an aptitude for words, 11-year-old Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is determined to spell her way out of South Los Angeles, entering scores of local contests and eventually landing a chance to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Despite discouragement from her mother (Angela Bassett), Akeelah gets support from her bookish tutor (Laurence Fishburne), her principal (Curtis Armstrong) and proud members of her community.

ireviewnetflix.com rating: *** Very good movie with a sweet message. Heartfelt and emotional. Great, young lead actress and it was great to see Lawrence Fishburn and Angela Bassett together again.