Akeelah and the Bee

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.

• Doug AtchisonDirector
• Doug AtchisonWriter
• Aaron ZigmanOriginal Music Composer

• Keke PalmerAkeelah Anderson
• Laurence FishburneDr. Larabee
• Angela BassettTanya Anderson
• Curtis ArmstrongMr. Welch
• J.R. VillarrealJavier
• Sean Michael AfableDylan Chiu
• Sahara GareyGeorgia
• Lee Thompson YoungDevon
• Julito McCullumTerrence
• Erica HubbardKiana
• Eddie SteeplesDerrick-T
• Dalia PhillipsMs. Cross