Akeelah and the Bee
7.09
2006-04-28
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.
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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.
Released
2006-04-28
Runtime
112
Director
Rodney Allen Hooks
Budget
$8000000
Revenue
$18948425
Genres
Drama
Language
English
Production
Lions Gate Films
2929 Productions
Out of the Blue... Entertainment
Starbucks Entertainment
Cinema Gypsy Productions
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Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett
Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong
J.R. Villarreal
J.R. Villarreal
Sean Michael Afable
Sean Michael Afable
Sahara Garey
Sahara Garey
Lee Thompson Young
Lee Thompson Young
Julito McCullum
Julito McCullum
Erica Hubbard
Erica Hubbard
Eddie Steeples
Eddie Steeples
Dalia Phillips
Dalia Phillips
Tzi Ma
Tzi Ma
Jeris Poindexter
Jeris PoindexterSara Niemietz
Sara NiemietzGeorge Hornedo
George Hornedo
Craig Wasson
Craig Wasson
Jeff Marlow
Jeff Marlow
Lee Garlington
Lee GarlingtonKatie Kerwin McCrimmon
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
Sidney Ganis
Sidney GanisAustin Herrera Davis
Austin Herrera DavisJanet Borrus
Janet Borrus
Wolfgang Bodison
Wolfgang Bodison
Bonita Friedericy
Bonita Friedericy
Lauren Sánchez
Lauren Sánchez
Fay Hauser
Fay Hauser
Jack Ong
Jack OngNeil Soni
Neil Soni
Tinashe
Tinashe