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Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Akeelah and the Bee

Subtitles for: Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

"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.

Rate★ 7/10 (366 votes)
GenreDrama
Duration1h 53m
CountryUnited States of America
Release28 Apr 2006
LanguageEN
DirectorDoug Atchison
Keywordsspellingspelling beefamily dramasingle mothercommunity spiritpre-teenparental abusesouth central los angelesblack communityindependent film
IMDbtt0437800 ↗
TypeMovie Released

Cast

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Keke PalmerAkeelah Anderson
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Laurence FishburneDr. Larabee
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Angela BassettTanya Anderson
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Curtis ArmstrongMr. Welch
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J.R. VillarrealJavier
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Sean Michael AfableDylan Chiu
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Sahara GareyGeorgia
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Lee Thompson YoungDevon
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Julito McCullumTerrence
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Erica HubbardKiana
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