Akeelah and the Bee
Changing the world... one word at a time.
2006-04-28 | 112 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Keke PalmerAkeelah Anderson
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Laurence FishburneDr. Larabee
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Angela BassettTanya Anderson
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Curtis ArmstrongMr. Welch
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J.R. VillarrealJavier
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Sean Michael AfableDylan Chiu
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Lee Thompson YoungDevon
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Julito McCullumTerrence
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Erica HubbardKiana
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Eddie SteeplesDerrick-T
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Dalia PhillipsMs. Cross
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Tzi MaMr. Chiu
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Jeris PoindexterSteve
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Craig WassonTed Saunders
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Jeff MarlowDistrict Judge
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Lee GarlingtonRegional Judge
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