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Akeelah and the Bee(2006)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 52min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 139 votes)

Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Bad Words(2013)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 29min | Comedy
3.2/5 (with 350 votes)

A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.

Bee Season(2005)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 44min | Drama, Kids & Family
2.6/5 (with 40 votes)

11-year-old Eliza is the invisible element of her family unit: her parents are both consumed with work and her brother is wrapped up in his own adolescent life. Eliza ignites not only a spark that makes her visible but one that sets into motion a revolution in her family dynamic when she wins a spelling bee. Finding an emotional outlet in the power of words and in the spiritual mysticism that he sees at work in her unparalleled gift, Eliza's father pours all of his energy into helping his daughter become spelling bee champion. A religious studies professor, he sees the opportunity as not only a distraction from his life but as an answer to his own crisis of faith. His vicarious path to God, real or imagined, leads to an obsession with Eliza's success and he begins teaching her secrets of the Kabbalah. Now preparing for the National Spelling Bee, Eliza looks on as a new secret of her family's hidden turmoil seems to be revealed with each new word she spells.

Spellbound(2002)

1h 37min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 52 votes)

This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps Howard national spelling bee championship in Washington D.C.

Directed by Jeffrey Blitz

Spelling the Dream(2020)

1h 22min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 6 votes)

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.

Directed by Sam Rega

Framed(2017)

3.4/5 (with 5 votes)

In a world that someone else has shaped for us, are we really in charge of our destiny?

JHMS The Spelling Bee(2012)

Spell Check is changing the way school students spell. Jackson Hole Middle School competes in the National Scrips Spelling Bee. But there can only be one winner. Is spell check changing the way students spell?