Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

CinemaSource
Watch Akeelah and the Bee Trailer
starring:
Laurence Fishburne, Keke Palmer, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, JR Villareal, Sahara Garey, Sean Michael Afable, Erica Hubbard, Lee Thompson Young, Julito McCullum
director:
Doug Atchison
movie show times and tickets
Movie Showtimes
Enter your ZIP for Movies in your area:
Find movies in your area:
The Top Fifteen Trailers
The USS Enterprise from Paramount Pictures' 'Star Trek' (2008)
Paramount Pictures
Star Trek XI
Terminator Salvation [Terminator 4]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Sixty Six
Ghost Town
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Saw V
Transporter 3
Quantum of Solace
Punisher: War Zone
Max Payne
Body of Lies
Twilight
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
details
Studio: Lionsgate
Rating: PG
Release Date: Apr 28, 2006
Running Time: 112 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
Akeelah Anderson is a precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya, 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 and in turn unites her neighborhood.
cast + crew
Doug Atchison
Director
Laurence Fishburne
Dr Joshua Larabee
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
Angela Bassett
Tanya
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
JR Villareal
Javier
Sahara Garey
Georgia
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
Julito McCullum
Terrence
Doug Atchison
screenplay
Sid Ganis
Producer
Danny Llewelyn
Producer
Michael Romersa
Producer
Nancy Hult Ganis
Producer
Laurence Fishburne
Producer
Jaki Brown-Karman
Co-Producer
Mike Johnson
Associate Producer
Todd Wagner
Executive Producer
Mark Cuban
Executive Producer
Marc Butan
Executive Producer
Helen Sugland
Executive Producer
Kent Kubena
Co-Producer
Michael Burns
Executive Producer
Michael Paseornek
Executive Producer
Tom Ortenberg
Executive Producer
Mike Upton
Co-Producer
Dalia Phillips
Associate Producer
reviews
Source
rating

Akeelah and the Bee musters up all the excitement it can about an underdog from the 'hood spelling impossibly difficult words. Formulaic, yes, but an admirable effort.

Story

Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is a precocious 11-year-old girl from South Central Los Angeles, who acts tough and skips school but can actually spell like the dickens. She gains the attention of the school's principal (Curtis Armstrong), who wants her to represent the school at the regional spelling bee, but Akeelah balks,… Continued