Akeelah and the Bee

Name: Akeelah and the Bee
Director: Doug Atchison
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal

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

7.1/10

2006

1h 53m

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

Cast

Keke Palmer

Laurence Fishburne

Angela Bassett

Curtis Armstrong

J.R. Villarreal

Sean Michael Afable

Sahara Garey

Lee Thompson Young

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