خلاصه داستان : پس از اینکه دوست دوران کودکی اش می‌میرد، جک تیلور که ورزشکاری حرفه ای می باشد، باید زندگی اش را تغییر دهد، از خود گذشتگی کند تا زندگی دیگران را نجات دهد...

Jake Taylor has everything. He has a beautiful girl, he's the champion in basketball and beer pong, and everyone loves him. Then, an old childhood friend of his commits suicide. Jake wonders what he could've done to save his friend's life. A youth minister tells him that Jake needs God. So Jake becomes a Christian. However, things begin to spin out of control. Jake is going to realize just what it means to be a Christian and how, to save a life.

خلاصه داستان : زندگی "اکیلا اندرسون" یازده ساله ساده نیست،پدر او از دنیا رفته،مادرش او را نادیده می گیرد و برادرش با گروههای خیابانی گریخته است.او با باهوش است اما شرایط زندگی و محیط اطرافش استعداد را تهدید می کند.با تهدید مدیر مدرسه او در یک مسابقه هجی شرکت می کند و...

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.