Akeelah and the Bee
2006113 min
★7.1/10
Drama
Plot Summary
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.
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👥Cast (30)
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu
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Sahara Garey
Georgia
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
Julito McCullum
Terrence
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
Eddie Steeples
Derrick-T
Dalia Phillips
Ms. Cross
🎬Crew
Director
Doug Atchison
Writers
Doug Atchison
Producers
Nancy Hult Ganis, Laurence Fishburne, Danny Llewelyn, Mark Cuban
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🏷️Keywords
based on true storyspellingspelling beefamily dramasingle mothercommunity spiritpre-teenparental abusesouth central los angelesblack communityindependent film
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