Akeelah and the Bee
★ 7.0·2006·1h 53min·Drama
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.
- Director
- Doug Atchison
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Apr 28, 2006)
Where to watch
- With a subscription
- Free
- Buy or rent
Cast
30 people
Keke PalmerAkeelah Anderson
Laurence FishburneDr. Larabee
Angela BassettTanya Anderson
Curtis ArmstrongMr. Welch
J.R. VillarrealJavier
Sean Michael AfableDylan Chiu
Sahara GareyGeorgia
Lee Thompson YoungDevon
Julito McCullumTerrence
Erica HubbardKiana
Eddie SteeplesDerrick-T
Dalia PhillipsMs. Cross
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Craig WassonTed Saunders
Jeff MarlowDistrict Judge
Lee GarlingtonRegional Judge- KKKatie Kerwin McCrimmonHerself
Sidney GanisRegional Pronouncer- AHAustin Herrera DavisCheating Boy
Janet BorrusCheating Boy's Mom
Wolfgang BodisonAkeelah's Father
Bonita FriedericyVolunteer
Lauren Sánchez BezosReporter
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