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Akeelah and the Bee

Drama English

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.

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based on true story
spelling
spelling bee
family drama
single mother
community spirit
pre-teen
parental abuse
south central los angeles
black community
independent film

Stars

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Keke Palmer

Akeelah Anderson

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Laurence Fishburne

Dr. Larabee

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Angela Bassett

Tanya Anderson

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Curtis Armstrong

Mr. Welch

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J.R. Villarreal

Javier

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Sean Michael Afable

Dylan Chiu

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Sahara Garey

Georgia

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Lee Thompson Young

Devon

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Julito McCullum

Terrence

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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

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George Hornedo

Roman

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Craig Wasson

Ted Saunders

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Jeff Marlow

District Judge

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Lee Garlington

Regional Judge

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Katie Kerwin McCrimmon

Herself

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Sidney Ganis

Regional Pronouncer

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Austin Herrera Davis

Cheating Boy

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Janet Borrus

Cheating Boy's Mom

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Wolfgang Bodison

Akeelah's Father

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Bonita Friedericy

Volunteer

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Lauren Sánchez Bezos

Reporter

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Fay Hauser

Woman on TV

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Jack Ong

Korean Grocer

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Neil Soni

Rajeev Subramonian

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Tinashe

Cissi

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