
Akeelah and the Bee
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.
Release Date: 2006-04-28
Drama
★★★★★★★★★★ (335 votes)
Official website: http://www.akeelahandthebee.com/splash.html
Casts

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

Lee Thompson Young
as Devon

Julito McCullum
as Terrence

Erica Hubbard
as Kiana

Eddie Steeples
as Derrick-T