Akeelah and the Bee (
2006) | IMDb:
7.4
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 finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Starring:
Keke Palmer
,
Laurence Fishburne
,
Angela Bassett
,
Curtis Armstrong
,
J.R. Villarreal
,
Sean Michael Afable
The Scorpion King (
2002) | IMDb:
5.5
In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.
Starring:
Dwayne Johnson
,
Steven Brand
,
Michael Clarke Duncan
,
Kelly Hu
,
Bernard Hill
,
Grant Heslov