Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee

112 mins | Drama | April 28, 2006

Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Akeelah and the Bee

112 mins | Drama | April 28, 2006

Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions
Original title Akeelah and the Bee
Directors Rodney Allen Hooks, Jan McWilliams, Doug Atchison
Writers Doug Atchison

Cast

Keke Palmer

as Akeelah

Laurence Fishburne

as Dr. Larabee

Angela Bassett

as Tanya

Curtis Armstrong

as Mr. Welch

J.R. Villarreal

as Javier

Sahara Garey

as Georgia

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

Sara Niemietz

as Polly

George Hornedo

as Roman

Craig Wasson

as Ted Saunders

Jeff Marlow

as District Judge

Lee Garlington

as Regional Judge

Sidney Ganis

as Regional Pronouncer

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

as Reporter

Fay Hauser

as Woman on TV

Jack Ong

as Korean Grocer

Neil Soni

as Rajeev Subramonian