Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Name: Akeelah and the Bee
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-04-28
Duration: 113 min
Cast: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal

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

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.

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Released 2006-04-28 · 113 min · Drama

Directed by Doug Atchison

Cast

Keke Palmer as Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett as Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong as Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal as Javier
Sean Michael Afable as Dylan Chiu
Sahara Garey as Georgia
Lee Thompson Young as Devon
Julito McCullum as Terrence
Erica Hubbard as Kiana
Eddie Steeples as Derrick-T
Dalia Phillips as Ms. Cross
Tzi Ma as Mr. Chiu
Jeris Poindexter as Steve
Sara Niemietz as Polly