Akeelah and the Bee

Changing the world... one word at a time.

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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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Cast

Keke Palmer actor Laurence Fishburne actor Angela Bassett actor Curtis Armstrong actor J.R. Villarreal actor

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Sean Michael Afable actor

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Sahara Garey actor Lee Thompson Young actor Julito McCullum actor Erica Hubbard actor Eddie Steeples actor

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Dalia Phillips actor Tzi Ma actor

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Jeris Poindexter actor

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Sara Niemietz actor

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George Hornedo actor Craig Wasson actor

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Jeff Marlow actor Lee Garlington actor

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Katie Kerwin McCrimmon actor