Akeelah and the Bee

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

Released: 2006

PLOT

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.

IMDB RATING

7.049

DIRECTOR

Doug Atchison

WRITER

- Doug Atchison

Find Script

🕓Running time: 1h 53m

💰Budget: $8,000,000

🎫Revenue: $18,948,425

Actors

Keke Palmer

Keke PalmerAkeelah Anderson

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence FishburneDr. Larabee

Angela Bassett

Angela BassettTanya Anderson

Curtis Armstrong

Curtis ArmstrongMr. Welch

J.R. Villarreal

J.R. VillarrealJavier

Sean Michael Afable

Sean Michael AfableDylan Chiu

Sahara Garey

Sahara GareyGeorgia

Lee Thompson Young

Lee Thompson YoungDevon

Julito McCullum

Julito McCullumTerrence

Erica Hubbard

Erica HubbardKiana

Eddie Steeples

Eddie SteeplesDerrick-T

Dalia Phillips

Dalia PhillipsMs. Cross

Tzi Ma

Tzi MaMr. Chiu

Jeris Poindexter

Jeris PoindexterSteve

Sara Niemietz

Sara NiemietzPolly

George Hornedo

George HornedoRoman

Craig Wasson

Craig WassonTed Saunders

Jeff Marlow

Jeff MarlowDistrict Judge

Lee Garlington

Lee GarlingtonRegional Judge

Katie Kerwin McCrimmon

Katie Kerwin McCrimmonHerself

Sidney Ganis

Sidney GanisRegional Pronouncer

Austin Herrera Davis

Austin Herrera DavisCheating Boy

Janet Borrus

Janet BorrusCheating Boy's Mom

Wolfgang Bodison

Wolfgang BodisonAkeelah's Father

Bonita Friedericy

Bonita FriedericyVolunteer

Lauren Sánchez Bezos

Lauren Sánchez BezosReporter

Fay Hauser

Fay HauserWoman on TV

Jack Ong

Jack OngKorean Grocer

Neil Soni

Neil SoniRajeev Subramonian

Tinashe

TinasheCissi

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