Akeelah and the Bee
Visit website7.1/10 • 320
2006-04-28 • 1h 52m
Changing the world... one word at a time.
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.
- Directors
- Doug Atchison
- Writters
- Doug Atchison
- Editors
- Doug Atchison, Glenn Farr
Akeelah and the Bee
Visit website2006-04-28 • 1h 52m
7.1/10 • 320
Changing the world... one word at a time.
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.
- Directors
- Doug Atchison
- Writters
- Doug Atchison
- Editors
- Doug Atchison, Glenn Farr
Top Billed Cast
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Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu
Sahara Garey
Georgia
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
Julito McCullum
Terrence
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $8,000,000.00
- Revenue
- $18,948,425.00
- Keywords
- black peoplespellingspelling bee