Akeelah and the Bee

Drama

71%
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee
PG
4/28/20061h 53m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

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.

Director:

Doug Atchison

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$8,000,000.00

Revenue:

$18,948,425.00

Key words:

  • based on true story
  • spelling
  • spelling bee
  • family drama
  • single mother
  • community spirit
  • pre-teen
  • parental abuse
  • south central los angeles
  • black community
  • independent film

Cast

Keke Palmer

Keke Palmer

~ as ~

Akeelah Anderson

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

~ as ~

Dr. Larabee

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

~ as ~

Tanya Anderson

Curtis Armstrong

Curtis Armstrong

~ as ~

Mr. Welch

J.R. Villarreal

J.R. Villarreal

~ as ~

Javier

Sean Michael Afable

Sean Michael Afable

~ as ~

Dylan Chiu

Sahara Garey

~ as ~

Georgia

Lee Thompson Young

Lee Thompson Young

~ as ~

Devon

Julito McCullum

Julito McCullum

~ as ~

Terrence

Erica Hubbard

Erica Hubbard

~ as ~

Kiana

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