Film

Akeelah and the Bee

2006 · 1h 53m · Drama

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

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

86%

Metacritic

72

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.

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

Julito McCullum

Terrence

Erica Hubbard

Kiana

Eddie Steeples

Derrick-T

Dalia Phillips

Ms. Cross

Tzi Ma

Mr. Chiu

Jeris Poindexter

Steve

Sara Niemietz

Polly

George Hornedo

Roman

• Doug AtchisonWriter · Director
• Nancy Hult GanisProducer
• Laurence FishburneProducer
• Danny LlewelynProducer
• Mark CubanExecutive Producer
• M. David MullenDirector of Photography
• Aaron ZigmanOriginal Music Composer
• Glenn FarrEditor
• Jaki BrownCasting
• Aisha ColeyCasting

Akeelah and the Bee (2006) Official Trailer #1 - Laurence Fishburne Movie HD

Release date

April 28, 2006

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

PG

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$18,948,425

Genres

Drama

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