Akeelah and the Bee

2006 "Changing the world... one word at a time."
7.4| 1h52m| PG| en| Drama
Storyline

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.

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  • Akeelah and the Bee Cast
Keke Palmer as Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett as Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong as Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal as Javier
Sean Michael Afable as Dylan Chiu
Julito McCullum as Terrence
Erica Hubbard as Kiana