Videos
Cast and Crew
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
Doug Atchison
Director
Doug Atchison
Writer
Nancy Hult Ganis
Producer
Cheryl Cravedi
Set Costumer
Joel C. High
Music Supervisor
Johnny Radzik
Camera Operator
Warren Alan Young
Production Design
Glenn Farr
Editor
Aaron Zigman
Original Music Composer
Julieann Getman
Set Decoration
Akeelah and the Bee
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 finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Orignal Language
en
Duration
112 minutes
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Release Data
2006-04-28
Budget
$8000000
Revenue
$18948425
Production Companies
Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions
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