Akeelah and the Bee

• 7.075 Drama
• 2006-04-28
• 112 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Keke Palmer (Akeelah Anderson) Laurence Fishburne (Dr. Larabee) Angela Bassett (Tanya Anderson) Curtis Armstrong (Mr. Welch) J.R. Villarreal (Javier) Sean Michael Afable (Dylan Chiu) Sahara Garey (Georgia) Lee Thompson Young (Devon) Julito McCullum (Terrence) Erica Hubbard (Kiana)

Director:

Doug Atchison

Writer:

Doug Atchison