Akeelah and the Bee
(2006)
April 28, 2006• 1h 53m
70%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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.
Doug Atchison
Director
Top Billed Cast
KP
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
LF
Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee
AB
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
CA
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
JV
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
SMA
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu
SG
Sahara Garey
Georgia
LTY
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
JM
Julito McCullum
Terrence
EH
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
