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Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee

(2006)

Overview

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.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Doug Atchison
  2. Producer : Nancy Hult Ganis,Laurence Fishburne,Danny Llewelyn
  3. Writer : Doug Atchison
  4. Editor : Glenn Farr
  5. Cast : Keke Palmer,Laurence Fishburne,Angela Bassett,Curtis Armstrong,J.R. Villarreal,Sean Michael Afable,Sahara Garey,Lee Thompson Young,Julito McCullum,Erica Hubbard,Eddie Steeples,Dalia Phillips,Tzi Ma,Jeris Poindexter,Sara Niemietz,George Hornedo,Craig Wasson,Jeff Marlow,Lee Garlington,Katie Kerwin McCrimmon,Sidney Ganis,Austin Herrera Davis,Janet Borrus,Wolfgang Bodison,Bonita Friedericy,Lauren Sánchez Bezos,Fay Hauser,Jack Ong,Neil Soni,Tinashe

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Original TitleAkeelah and the Bee

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2006-04-28

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 53m

Budget₹ 8000000

Revenue₹ 18948425

Homepagehttp://www.akeelahandthebee.com/splash.html

Production CompaniesLions Gate Films,2929 Productions,Out of the Blue... Entertainment,Starbucks Entertainment,Cinema Gypsy Productions

Genres

  • Drama

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