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Akeelah and the Bee

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7.1/10 • 338

2006-04-28 • 1h 52m

Drama

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

Directors
Doug Atchison
Writters
Doug Atchison
Editors
Doug Atchison, Glenn Farr

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Keke Palmer

    Keke Palmer

    Akeelah Anderson

  2. Laurence Fishburne

    Laurence Fishburne

    Dr. Larabee

  3. Angela Bassett

    Angela Bassett

    Tanya Anderson

  4. Curtis Armstrong

    Curtis Armstrong

    Mr. Welch

  5. J.R. Villarreal

    J.R. Villarreal

    Javier

  6. Sean Michael Afable

    Sean Michael Afable

    Dylan Chiu

  7. Sahara Garey

    Sahara Garey

    Georgia

  8. Lee Thompson Young

    Lee Thompson Young

    Devon

  9. Julito McCullum

    Julito McCullum

    Terrence

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$8,000,000.00
Revenue
$18,948,425.00
Keywords
based on true storyspellingspelling beefamily dramasingle mothercommunity spiritpre-teenparental abusesouth central los angelesblack communityindependent film