Netherlands / Apr 28, 2006 / 9
Changing the world... one word at a time.
1h 53min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lee Thompson Young | Devon |
| Julito McCullum | Terrence |
| Erica Hubbard | Kiana |
| Eddie Steeples | Derrick-T |
| Dalia Phillips | Ms. Cross |
| Tzi Ma | Mr. Chiu |
| Jeris Poindexter | Steve |
| Sara Niemietz | Polly |
| George Hornedo | Roman |
| Craig Wasson | Ted Saunders |
| Jeff Marlow | District Judge |
| Lee Garlington | Regional Judge |
| Katie Kerwin McCrimmon | Herself |
| Sidney Ganis | Regional Pronouncer |
| Austin Herrera Davis | Cheating Boy |
| Janet Borrus | Cheating Boy's Mom |
| Wolfgang Bodison | Akeelah's Father |
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| Bonita Friedericy | Volunteer |
| Lauren Sánchez Bezos | Reporter |
| Fay Hauser | Woman on TV |
| Jack Ong | Korean Grocer |
| Neil Soni | Rajeev Subramonian |
| Tinashe | Cissi |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Akeelah and the Bee |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions |
| Official site | akeelahandthebee.com |
| Release date | 28 aprile 2006 |
| Executive producer | Mark Cuban |
| Production | Nancy Hult Ganis, Mike Upton, Laurence Fishburne, Danny Llewelyn, Kent Kubena |
| Writer | Doug Atchison |
| Casting | Jaki Brown, Aisha Coley, Kim Taylor-Coleman |
| Editing | Glenn Farr, Markus Czyzewski |
| Cinematography | M. David Mullen, Saeed Adyani, Johnny Radzik, Chris Mosio, Brad Heiner, James 'Keeper' Auld, William Rick Young, David Mun, Marcos O. Lopez |
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Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Apr 28, 2006 / PG
Germany / Jun 05, 2007 / 6
Digital
Ireland / Aug 18, 2006 / 12
Hungary / Apr 18, 2007 / 6
Japan / Oct 24, 2007 / R18+
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