Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Changing the world... one word at a time.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 53m
- Director Doug Atchison
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.0/10 (364 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Keke Palmer
as Akeelah Anderson
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Laurence Fishburne
as Dr. Larabee
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Angela Bassett
as Tanya Anderson
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Curtis Armstrong
as Mr. Welch
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J.R. Villarreal
as Javier
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Sean Michael Afable
as Dylan Chiu
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Sahara Garey
as Georgia
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Lee Thompson Young
as Devon
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Julito McCullum
as Terrence
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Erica Hubbard
as Kiana
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Eddie Steeples
as Derrick-T
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Dalia Phillips
as Ms. Cross
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Tzi Ma
as Mr. Chiu
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Jeris Poindexter
as Steve
- Sara Niemietz as Polly
- George Hornedo as Roman
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Craig Wasson
as Ted Saunders
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Jeff Marlow
as District Judge
Crew
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Doug Atchison
Director
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M. David Mullen
Director of Photography
- Glenn Farr Editor
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Aaron Zigman
Original Music Composer
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Nancy Hult Ganis
Producer
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Laurence Fishburne
Producer
- Danny Llewelyn Producer
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Doug Atchison
Writer
