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28/04/2006 Drama 1h 53m
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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 finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.

  1. Doug Atchison

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Keke Palmer

    Akeelah Anderson

  2. Laurence Fishburne

    Dr. Larabee

  3. Angela Bassett

    Tanya Anderson

  4. Curtis Armstrong

    Mr. Welch

  5. J.R. Villarreal

    Javier

  6. Sean Michael Afable

    Dylan Chiu

  7. Sahara Garey

    Georgia

  8. Lee Thompson Young

    Devon

  9. Julito McCullum

    Terrence

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$8,000,000.00

Revenue
$18,948,425.00

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