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10 Best Movies Like Akeelah and the Bee

If you loved Akeelah and the Bee, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Akeelah and the Bee for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken...

#2
Skin

Skin

2009★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Akeelah and the Bee for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era....

#3
Unconditional

Unconditional

2012★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Akeelah and the Bee for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Samantha Crawford is living a storybook life: she’s happily married, she lives on a ranch where she keeps her beloved horse, and the stories she’s told and illustrated since childh...

#4
Hoovey

Hoovey

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Akeelah and the Bee for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true and inspiring story of the Elliott family, who refused to surrender, instead turning to one another and their faith in the worst of circumstances, to rebuild their lives, ...

#5
The Boys Are Back

The Boys Are Back

2009★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Akeelah and the Bee for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When the wife of sports-writer Joe Warr dies of cancer, he takes on the responsibility of raising their 6-year-old son, and his teenage son from a previous marriage. As Joe rejects...

#6
An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

2009★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Akeelah and the Bee for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A fourth grader and her friends deal with bullying from a more popular girl in their class....

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