Akeelah and the Bee

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

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.

CastCrewDetailsGenres

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

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