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Akeelah and the Bee(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-04-28
71%
339 Votes
Time: 1h 52m
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 finala. 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
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
Julito McCullum
Terrence
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
Video Trailer Akeelah and the Bee
Video: Akeelah and the Bee (2006) Official Trailer #1 - Laurence Fishburne Movie HD
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) Official Trailer #1 - Laurence Fishburne Movie HD
Akeelah and the Bee (1/9) Movie CLIP - Natural Talent (2006) HD
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Akeelah and the Bee (2006) Official Trailer #1 - Laurence Fishburne Movie HD - Trailer
Akeelah and the Bee (1/9) Movie CLIP - Natural Talent (2006) HD - Clip
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