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Akeelah and the Bee
2006, Apr 28
1h 53m
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.
Directed by
Doug Atchison
Written by
Doug Atchison
Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
Lee Garlington
Regional Judge
Tzi Ma
Mr. Chiu
Craig Wasson
Ted Saunders
Bonita Friedericy
Volunteer
Jeris Poindexter
Steve
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
Mark Cuban
Tinashe
Cissi
Wolfgang Bodison
Akeelah's Father
Eddie Steeples
Derrick-T
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
Julito McCullum
Terrence
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu
Lauren Sánchez Bezos
Reporter
Sidney Ganis
Regional Pronouncer
Fay Hauser
Woman on TV
Jeff Marlow
District Judge
Jack Ong
Korean Grocer
Sahara Garey
Georgia
Dalia Phillips
Ms. Cross
Sara Niemietz
Polly
George Hornedo
Roman
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
Herself
Austin Herrera Davis
Cheating Boy
Janet Borrus
Cheating Boy's Mom
Neil Soni
Rajeev Subramonian
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