Released:
2006-04-28

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.

Director:
Doug Atchison

Runtime:
1h 53min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Keke Palmer
  as
  Akeelah Anderson
• 
  Laurence Fishburne
  as
  Dr. Larabee
• 
  Angela Bassett
  as
  Tanya Anderson
• 
  Curtis Armstrong
  as
  Mr. Welch
• 
  J.R. Villarreal
  as
  Javier