Akeelah and the Bee Poster

Akeelah and the Bee

Release Date: 2006-04-28

Rating: ⭐ 7.071/10 (336 votes)

Genres: Drama

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 finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.

Production: Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions

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🎭 Top Cast

Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer
as Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
as Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett
as Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong
as Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
J.R. Villarreal
as Javier
Sean Michael Afable
Sean Michael Afable
as Dylan Chiu

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