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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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
More about Akeelah and the Bee
Cast
Keke PalmerAkeelah Anderson
Laurence FishburneDr. Larabee
Angela BassettTanya Anderson
Curtis ArmstrongMr. Welch
J.R. VillarrealJavier
Sean Michael AfableDylan Chiu
Sahara GareyGeorgia
Lee Thompson YoungDevonCredits
- Directed by
- Doug Atchison
- Written by
- Doug Atchison
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $8M
- Box office
- $18.9M
Production
Lions Gate FilmsUnited States
2929 ProductionsUnited States- Out of the Blue... Entertainment
- Starbucks Entertainment
Cinema Gypsy ProductionsUnited States
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