Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Akeelah and the Bee
4.3
  •   5
  • Genre: Drama
  • Running time: 113 min
  • Premiere: 28th of April 2006

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

Keke Palmer
as Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
as Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
as Tanya Anderson
Erica Hubbard
as Kiana
Tinashe
as Cissi
Curtis Armstrong
as Mr. Welch
Sidney Ganis
as Regional Pronouncer
Fay Hauser
as Woman on TV
Tzi Ma
as Mr. Chiu
Jeff Marlow
as District Judge
Jeris Poindexter
as Steve
Eddie Steeples
as Derrick-T
Lee Garlington
as Regional Judge
Dalia Phillips
as Ms. Cross
Craig Wasson
as Ted Saunders
J.R. Villarreal
as Javier
Lee Thompson Young
as Devon
Bonita Friedericy
as Volunteer
Sean Michael Afable
as Dylan Chiu
Julito McCullum
as Terrence
Wolfgang Bodison
as Akeelah's Father
Lauren Sánchez Bezos
as Reporter
Jack Ong
as Korean Grocer

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