Movielogr
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Directed by Doug Atchison
Overview
Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother’s objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah’s aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Rated PG | Length 112 minutes
Actors
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 | Sid Ganis | Austin Herrera Davis | Janet Borrus | Wolfgang Bodison | Bonita Friedericy | Lauren Sánchez | Fay Hauser | Jack Ong | Neil Soni | Tinashe