Spelling the Dream
Since 1999, 18 of the last 22 winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee have been Indian-American, making the incredible trend one of the longest in sports history. “Breaking the Bee” is a feature-length documentary that explores and celebrates this new dynasty while following four students, ages 7 to 14, as they vie for the title of spelling bee champion.
Bee Season
Wife and mother Miriam begins a downward emotional spiral as her husband avoids their collapsing marriage by immersing himself in his 11-year-old daughter's quest to become a spelling-bee champion.
Bad Words
Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.
Akeelah and the Bee
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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Sam Rega
Director
Sanjay Gupta
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Self
Kate Bosworth
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Chali
Juliette Binoche
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Miriam
Richard Gere
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Saul
Dann Fink
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Special Voicing
Jason Bateman
Director
Allison Janney
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Dr. Bernice Deagan
Rachael Harris
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Eric Tai's Mother
Kathryn Hahn
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Jenny Widgeon
Keke Palmer
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Akeelah
Laurence Fishburne
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Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
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Tanya
Bonita Friedericy
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Volunteer
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