< Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

MOVIE | 1h 52m | Open in IMDB | WL | ? / 7.4 (22_852)

Drama, Family | Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school. She discovers that she has a high aptitude for spellings and enters a spelling bee contest.

• Director: Doug Atchison
• Writer: Doug Atchison
• Keke Palmer (13) - Akeelah
• Laurence Fishburne (45) - Dr. Larabee
• Angela Bassett (48) - Tanya
• Curtis Armstrong (53) - Mr. Welch
• J.R. Villarreal (14) - Javier
• Sean Michael Afable (18) - Dylan
• Sahara Ware (15) - Georgia
• Lee Thompson Young (22) - Devon
• Julito McCullum (16) - Terrence
• Erica Hubbard - Kiana
• Eddie Steeples (33) - Derrick-T
• Dalia Phillips - Ms. Cross
• Tzi Ma - Mr. Chiu
• Jeris Poindexter (56) - Steve
• Sara Niemietz (14) - Polly
• George Hornedo - Roman
• Craig Wasson (52) - Ted Saunders
• Marjorie Harris - National Spelling Bee Head Judge
• Jacques Bailly - National Spelling Bee Pronouncer
• Krysten Leigh Jones - Tough Girl #1