Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2006-04-28 United States of America 112 Min. PG-13
7.068 338 votes
Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Keke Palmer is Akeelah Anderson
Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne is Dr. Larabee
Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett is Tanya Anderson
Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong is Mr. Welch
Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal is Javier
Javier
Sean Michael Afable is Dylan Chiu
Dylan Chiu
Sahara Garey is Georgia
Georgia
Lee Thompson Young is Devon
Devon
Julito McCullum is Terrence
Terrence
Erica Hubbard is Kiana
Kiana
Eddie Steeples is Derrick-T
Derrick-T
Dalia Phillips is Ms. Cross
Ms. Cross
Tzi Ma is Mr. Chiu
Mr. Chiu
Jeris Poindexter is Steve
Steve
Sara Niemietz is Polly
Polly
George Hornedo is Roman
Roman
Craig Wasson is Ted Saunders
Ted Saunders
Jeff Marlow is District Judge
District Judge
Lee Garlington is Regional Judge
Regional Judge
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon is Herself
Herself
Sidney Ganis is Regional Pronouncer
Regional Pronouncer
Austin Herrera Davis is Cheating Boy
Cheating Boy
Janet Borrus is Cheating Boy's Mom
Cheating Boy's Mom
Wolfgang Bodison is Akeelah's Father
Akeelah's Father
Bonita Friedericy is Volunteer
Volunteer
Lauren Sánchez is Reporter
Reporter
Fay Hauser is Woman on TV
Woman on TV
Jack Ong is Korean Grocer
Korean Grocer
Neil Soni is Rajeev Subramonian
Rajeev Subramonian
Tinashe is Cissi
Cissi

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