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Akeelah and the Bee

Directed by Doug Atchison
2006    1h 52m    PG
Drama, Family
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Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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Cast of Akeelah and the Bee
  • Keke PalmerAkeelah Anderson
  • Laurence FishburneDr. Larabee
  • Angela BassettTanya Anderson
  • Curtis ArmstrongMr. Welch
  • J.R. VillarrealJavier
  • Sean Michael AfableDylan Chiu
  • Sahara GareyGeorgia
  • Lee Thompson YoungDevon
  • Julito McCullumTerrence
  • Erica HubbardKiana
  • Eddie SteeplesDerrick-T
  • Dalia PhillipsMs. Cross
  • Tzi MaMr. Chiu
  • Jeris PoindexterSteve
  • Sara NiemietzPolly
  • George HornedoRoman
  • Craig WassonTed Saunders
  • Jeff MarlowDistrict Judge
  • Lee GarlingtonRegional Judge
  • Katie Kerwin McCrimmonHerself
  • Sidney GanisRegional Pronouncer
  • Austin Herrera DavisCheating Boy
  • Janet BorrusCheating Boy's Mom
  • Wolfgang BodisonAkeelah's Father
  • Bonita FriedericyVolunteer
  • Lauren SánchezReporter
  • Fay HauserWoman on TV
  • Jack OngKorean Grocer
  • Neil SoniRajeev Subramonian
  • TinasheCissi
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