Akeelah and the Bee 2006

Apr 28, 2006 • PG

Summary

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.

Release: Apr 28, 2006

Genres:

Drama

Director:

Doug Atchison

Top cast:

Keke Palmer Laurence Fishburne Angela Bassett Curtis Armstrong J.R. Villarreal