Movies Like Akeelah and the Bee

Coach Carter is a 2005 American biographical teen sports drama film that tells the true story of Richmond High School basketball coach Ken Carter,...

Freedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary. It follows the story of a teacher, Erin Gruwell, who...

The Great Debaters is a 2007 American historical drama film directed by Denzel Washington. It is based on the true story of debate coach Melvin B....

Finding Forrester is a 2000 American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant. The plot follows Jamal Wallace, a talented African American teenager from...

Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American coming-of-age drama film about an English teacher who inspires his students through poetry at a prestigious...

Whiplash is a 2014 American drama film directed by Damien Chazelle. The film follows the story of Andrew Neiman, an ambitious young jazz drummer, as...

The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama film starring Will Smith as Chris Gardner, a salesman facing homelessness who takes...

Remember the Titans is a 2000 American biographical sports film based on the true story of coach Herman Boone's efforts to integrate a high school...

Pay It Forward is a 2000 American romantic drama film directed by Mimi Leder. It is based loosely on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan...

Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 sports comedy-drama film portraying the story of Jess Bhamra, a young woman from a traditional Indian family in London...

Half Nelson is a 2006 American drama film about a middle-school teacher, Dan Dunne, who forms a unique friendship with a student after she uncovers...

Spellbound is an animated musical adventure fantasy comedy film that follows Princess Ellian in her quest to reverse a curse that transformed her...

October Sky is a 1999 American biographical drama film directed by Joe Johnston, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, and Laura Dern....

Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American drama film that follows the true story of high school mathematics teacher Jaime Escalante. He uses...

Mr. Holland's Opus is a 1995 American drama film about a musician turned high school music teacher who aspires to compose his magnum opus while...

Queen of Katwe is a 2016 American biographical sports drama film that tells the inspiring story of Phiona Mutesi, a young girl living in the slums of...

The Perfect Score is a 2004 American teen comedy-heist film directed by Brian Robbins. It stars Chris Evans, Erika Christensen, Bryan Greenberg,...

Bee Season is a 2005 American drama film adaptation of the 2000 novel of the same name by Myla Goldberg. The film follows the Naumann family,...