Akeelah and the Bee

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Doug Atchison
Writer Doug Atchison (Writer)
Release Date April 28, 2006
Runtime 113 min (1h 53m)
Country United States of America
Language EN
Budget $8,000,000
Box Office $18,948,425
Studios Lions Gate Films • 2929 Productions • Out of the Blue... Entertainment

Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Directed by Doug Atchison
• Written by Doug Atchison

"Changing the world... one word at a time."

⭐ 3.5 / 5 (368 votes) ⏱️ 113 min 🎬 Drama

Ratings Breakdown:

368 ratings
0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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.

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director Doug Atchison
Doug Atchison
Director
 Writer Doug Atchison
Doug Atchison
Writer
 Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
 Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee
 Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
 Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
 J.R. Villarreal
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
 Sean Michael Afable
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu
 Sahara Garey
Sahara Garey
Georgia
 Lee Thompson Young
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
 Julito McCullum
Julito McCullum
Terrence
 Erica Hubbard
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
 Eddie Steeples
Eddie Steeples
Derrick-T
 Dalia Phillips
Dalia Phillips
Ms. Cross