Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee (Changing the world... one word at a time.)

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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Top Cast

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

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