Movie·2006·1h 53m
Akeelah and the Bee
Changing the world... one word at a time.
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
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.
Producer
Nancy Hult Ganis, Laurence Fishburne
Cinematography
M. David Mullen
Music
Aaron Zigman
Editor
Glenn Farr
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
351 votes
Where to watch
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// cast
Cast
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu
Sahara Garey
Georgia
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
Julito McCullum
Terrence
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
Eddie Steeples
Derrick-T
Dalia Phillips
Ms. Cross
Tzi Ma
Mr. Chiu
Jeris Poindexter
Steve
Sara Niemietz
Polly
George Hornedo
Roman
Craig Wasson
Ted Saunders
Jeff Marlow
District Judge
// crew
Crew
Doug Atchison
Writer, Director
Nancy Hult Ganis
Producer
Aaron Zigman
Original Music Composer
Glenn Farr
Editor
M. David Mullen
Director of Photography
Laurence Fishburne
Producer
Danny Llewelyn
Producer
Mark Cuban
Executive Producer
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