Akeelah and the Bee

Name: Akeelah and the Bee
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-04-28
Rating: 7.051
Cast: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal

7.1

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Information

Producer:Doug Atchison

Year:2006

Genre:Drama

Popularity:3

Duration:1:53

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Cast

Keke PalmerLaurence FishburneAngela BassettCurtis ArmstrongJ.R. VillarrealSean Michael AfableSahara Garey

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 finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.