Akeelah and the Bee
Release Date: 2006-04-28
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.
Rating: 7.1 / 10
Cast
Keke Palmer
as Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
as Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
as Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
as Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
as Javier
Crew
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Doug Atchison - Director
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Doug Atchison - Writer
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Nancy Hult Ganis - Producer
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Cheryl Cravedi - Set Costumer
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Joel C. High - Music Supervisor
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