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Akeelah and the Bee

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Akeelah and the Bee

Apr 28, 2006

1h 53m

★ 7.0

Changing the world... one word at a time.

Overview

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 finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Lions Gate Films

2929 Productions

Out of the Blue... Entertainment

Starbucks Entertainment

Cinema Gypsy Productions

Akeelah and the Bee Trailers

Cast

Keke Palmer

Akeelah Anderson

Keke Palmer

Laurence Fishburne

Dr. Larabee

Laurence Fishburne

Angela Bassett

Tanya Anderson

Angela Bassett

Curtis Armstrong

Mr. Welch

Curtis Armstrong

J.R. Villarreal

Javier

J.R. Villarreal

Sean Michael Afable

Dylan Chiu

Sean Michael Afable

Sahara Garey

Georgia

Sahara Garey

Lee Thompson Young

Devon

Lee Thompson Young

Julito McCullum

Terrence

Julito McCullum

Erica Hubbard

Kiana

Erica Hubbard

Eddie Steeples

Derrick-T

Eddie Steeples

Dalia Phillips

Ms. Cross

Dalia Phillips

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