Akeelah and the Bee
2006
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.
Cast & Crew
KPKeke Palmer
as Akeelah Anderson
LFLaurence Fishburne
as Dr. Larabee
ABAngela Bassett
as Tanya Anderson
CACurtis Armstrong
as Mr. Welch
JVJ.R. Villarreal
as Javier
SMASean Michael Afable
as Dylan Chiu
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Basic Information
Status
Released
Release Date
4/28/2006
Runtime
1 hours, 52 minutes
Original Language
EN
Financial
Budget
$8,000,000Revenue
$18,948,425Profit/Loss
+$10,948,425ROI: 136.9%
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
United States of America (US)
Spoken Languages
English (en)
Production Companies
O
Out of the Blue... EntertainmentS
Starbucks Entertainment