Movie

Akeelah and the Bee

★ 7/10 · 362 votes 2006 1h 53m Released

Drama

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

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