Movie
Akeelah and the Bee
Changing the world... one word at a time.
20061h 53m★ 7.0Drama
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 finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Director
- Doug Atchison
Writers
- Doug Atchison
Producers
- Nancy Hult Ganis
- Laurence Fishburne
- Danny Llewelyn
- Mark Cuban · Executive Producer
Where to watch
Region: US · via JustWatch / TMDB
Free
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Top cast
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
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
Eddie Steeples
Derrick-T
Dalia Phillips
Ms. Cross
