Akeelah and the Bee

Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She's smart, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah participates in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from an English professor named Dr. Larabee for the more prestigious regional bee. As the possibility of making it all the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee looms, Akeelah could provide her community with someone to rally around and be proud of -- but only if she can overcome her insecurities and her distracting home life. She also must get past Dr. Larabee's demons, and a field of more experienced and privileged fellow spellers.
Cast View all
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Keke Palmer | Akeelah Anderson |
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Angela Bassett | Tanya Anderson |
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Laurence Fishburne | Dr. Joshua Larabee |
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Curtis Armstrong | Mr. Welch |
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Sahara Garey | Georgia |
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Julito McCullum | Terrence |
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Lee Thompson Young | Devon |
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J.R. Villarreal | Javier |
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Sean Michael | Dylan |
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Erica Hubbard | Kiana |
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Eddie Steeples | Derrick-T |
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Dalia Phillips | Ms. Cross |
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Tzi Ma | Mr. Chiu |
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Jeris Poindexter | Steve |
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Sara Niemietz | Polly |
Crew
Director | Doug Atchison |
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Writer | Doug Atchison | |
Producer | Laurence Fishburne, Marc Butan, Sidney Ganis, Michael Burns, Michael Johnson, Mark Cuban, Jaki Brown, Nancy Hult, Kent Kubena, Danny Llewelyn, Michael Romersa | |
Photography | David Mullen | |
Musician | Aaron Zigman |
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A | May 30, 2017 | Blu-ray + Digital HD |
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