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Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee2006

★7.0113 minDrama

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.

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Stars

Keke Palmer Laurence Fishburne Angela Bassett

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Keke Palmer
as Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
as Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
as Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
as Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
as Javier
Sean Michael Afable
as Dylan Chiu
Sahara Garey
as Georgia
Lee Thompson Young
as Devon
Julito McCullum
as Terrence
Erica Hubbard
as Kiana
Eddie Steeples
as Derrick-T
Dalia Phillips
as Ms. Cross
Tzi Ma
as Mr. Chiu
Jeris Poindexter
as Steve
S
Sara Niemietz
as Polly
G
George Hornedo
as Roman
Craig Wasson
as Ted Saunders
Jeff Marlow
as District Judge
Lee Garlington
as Regional Judge
K
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
as Herself
Sidney Ganis
as Regional Pronouncer
A
Austin Herrera Davis
as Cheating Boy
Janet Borrus
as Cheating Boy's Mom
Wolfgang Bodison
as Akeelah's Father
Bonita Friedericy
as Volunteer
Lauren Sánchez Bezos
as Reporter
Fay Hauser
as Woman on TV
Jack Ong
as Korean Grocer
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Neil Soni
as Rajeev Subramonian
Tinashe
as Cissi

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