Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Changing the world... one word at a time. 2006-04-28 United States of America 112 Min. PG-13
7.1 328 votes

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

Cast

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

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