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Akeelah and the Bee(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-04-28
70%
346 Votes
Time: 1h 53m
Changing the world... one word at a time.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $8,000,000.00
Revenue: $18,948,425.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Out of the Blue... Entertainment
Starbucks Entertainment
Movie: Akeelah and the Bee
Top 10 Billed 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
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