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Akeelah and the Bee

“Changing the world... one word at a time.”

7/102006113 minHDEN

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.

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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 finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.

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8 credited
Keke Palmer
Keke PalmerAkeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence FishburneDr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
Angela BassettTanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
Curtis ArmstrongMr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
J.R. VillarrealJavier
Sean Michael Afable
Sean Michael AfableDylan Chiu
Sahara Garey
Sahara GareyGeorgia
Lee Thompson Young
Lee Thompson YoungDevon

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