Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee

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

2006 en 112 minutes

Rating: 7.1

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.

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Cast

Keke Palmer

Keke Palmer

Akeelah Anderson

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Dr. Larabee

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Tanya Anderson

Curtis Armstrong

Curtis Armstrong

Mr. Welch

J.R. Villarreal

J.R. Villarreal

Javier

Sean Michael Afable

Sean Michael Afable

Dylan Chiu

Sahara Garey

Sahara Garey

Georgia

Lee Thompson Young

Lee Thompson Young

Devon

Julito McCullum

Julito McCullum

Terrence

Erica Hubbard

Erica Hubbard

Kiana

Eddie Steeples

Eddie Steeples

Derrick-T

Dalia Phillips

Dalia Phillips

Ms. Cross

Tzi Ma

Tzi Ma

Mr. Chiu

Jeris Poindexter

Jeris Poindexter

Steve

Sara Niemietz

Sara Niemietz

Polly

George Hornedo

George Hornedo

Roman

Craig Wasson

Craig Wasson

Ted Saunders

Jeff Marlow

Jeff Marlow

District Judge

Lee Garlington

Lee Garlington

Regional Judge

Katie Kerwin McCrimmon

Katie Kerwin McCrimmon

Herself

Sidney Ganis

Sidney Ganis

Regional Pronouncer

Austin Herrera Davis

Austin Herrera Davis

Cheating Boy

Janet Borrus

Janet Borrus

Cheating Boy's Mom

Wolfgang Bodison

Wolfgang Bodison

Akeelah's Father

Bonita Friedericy

Bonita Friedericy

Volunteer

Lauren Sánchez

Lauren Sánchez

Reporter

Fay Hauser

Fay Hauser

Woman on TV

Jack Ong

Jack Ong

Korean Grocer

Neil Soni

Neil Soni

Rajeev Subramonian

Tinashe

Tinashe

Cissi

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