CinemaOSMovie · 2006 · 1h 53m · PG
Akeelah and the Bee

Changing the world... one word at a time.

70%(368)IMDbDrama

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.

Directed byDoug Atchison

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 53m
Language
EN
Released
April 28, 2006
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
$18,948,425
Studios
Lions Gate Films2929 ProductionsCinema Gypsy Productions

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Akeelah and the Bee (2006) Official Trailer #1 - Laurence Fishburne Movie HD

Akeelah and the Bee (2006) Official Trailer #1 - Laurence Fishburne Movie HD

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Keke Palmer

Keke Palmer

Akeelah Anderson

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Dr. Larabee

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Tanya Anderson

Curtis Armstrong

Curtis Armstrong

Mr. Welch

J.R. Villarreal

J.R. Villarreal

Javier

Sean Michael Afable

Sean Michael Afable

Dylan Chiu

Sahara Garey

Sahara Garey

Georgia

Lee Thompson Young

Lee Thompson Young

Devon

Julito McCullum

Julito McCullum

Terrence

Erica Hubbard

Erica Hubbard

Kiana

Creative team
Directed by
Doug Atchison
Doug Atchison
Written by
Doug Atchison
Doug Atchison
Produced by
Nancy Hult Ganis
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne

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