2006
7.1 (334 votes)
1h 52m
Official Website
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Lions Gate Films
2929 Productions
Out of the Blue... Entertainment
Starbucks Entertainment
Cinema Gypsy Productions
2929 Productions
Out of the Blue... Entertainment
Starbucks Entertainment
Cinema Gypsy Productions
Akeelah and the Bee
Changing the world... one word at a time.
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.
Key Crew
Writer: Doug Atchison
Director: Doug Atchison
Producer: Nancy Hult Ganis, Laurence Fishburne, Danny Llewelyn
Director of Photography: M. David Mullen
Top 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
Videos
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) Official Trailer #1 - Laurence Fishburne Movie HD
