Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Drama • 1ч 53м
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.
TMDB rating:
7.1
(351)
Cast
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
Eddie Steeples
Derrick-T
Dalia Phillips
Ms. Cross
Tzi Ma
Mr. Chiu
Jeris Poindexter
Steve
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Sara Niemietz
Polly
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George Hornedo
Roman
Craig Wasson
Ted Saunders
Jeff Marlow
District Judge
Lee Garlington
Regional Judge
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Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
Herself
Sidney Ganis
Regional Pronouncer
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Austin Herrera Davis
Cheating Boy
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Janet Borrus
Cheating Boy's Mom
Wolfgang Bodison
Akeelah's Father
Crew
Doug Atchison
Writer
Doug Atchison
Director
Nancy Hult Ganis
Producer
Cheryl Cravedi
Set Costumer
Saeed Adyani
Still Photographer
M. David Mullen
Director of Photography
Glenn Farr
Editor
Aisha Coley
Casting
Jaki Brown
Casting
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Casting
Aaron Zigman
Original Music Composer
Matthew Nicolay
Sound mixer
Warren Alan Young
Production Design
Julieann Getman
Set Decoration
Shelley A. Wallace
Art Direction
Edna Sheen
Makeup Department Head
Kenneth Walker
Hair Department Head
Jennifer Booth
Production Supervisor
Joel C. High
Music Supervisor
Johnny Caruso
Music Editor
Eduardo Ponsdomenech
Music Editor
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Costume Supervisor
Johnny Radzik
Camera Operator
Chris Mosio
Camera Operator
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