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Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee

7.0 (362) ·2006 ·113 min ·Movie
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 finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.

Top Cast

Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
Sean Michael Afable
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu
Sahara Garey
Sahara Garey
Georgia
Lee Thompson Young
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
Julito McCullum
Julito McCullum
Terrence
Erica Hubbard
Erica Hubbard
Kiana

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