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Akeelah and the Bee

28 Apr 2006
112 min
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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 finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.

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Keke Palmer

Akeelah Anderson

Angela Bassett

Tanya Anderson

Janet Borrus

Cheating Boy's Mom

Lee Garlington

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Neil Soni

Rajeev Subramonian

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Tzi Ma

Mr. Chiu

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Sid Ganis

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