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Akeelah and the Bee
2006, Apr 28
1h 52m
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.
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
Julito McCullum
Terrence
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
Tinashe
Cissi
Wolfgang Bodison
Akeelah's Father
Mark Cuban
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
Eddie Steeples
Derrick-T
Bonita Friedericy
Volunteer
Lauren Sánchez
Reporter
Jeris Poindexter
Steve
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu
Jack Ong
Korean Grocer
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
Fay Hauser
Woman on TV
Sidney Ganis
Regional Pronouncer
Jeff Marlow
District Judge
Dalia Phillips
Ms. Cross
Sahara Garey
Georgia
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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