Akeelah and the Bee

April. 28,2006      PG
Rating:
7.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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
Lee Thompson Young as  Devon
Julito McCullum as  Terrence
Erica Hubbard as  Kiana
Eddie Steeples as  Derrick-T

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