Akeelah and the Bee
Released: April 28, 2006Runtime: 112 minRated: MPA · PG
Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school. She discovers that she has a high aptitude for spellings and enters a spelling bee contest.
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74Tzi Ma
Jeris Poindexter
as Jeris Lee Poindexter)
Sara Niemietz
George Hornedo
Craig Wasson
Katie Kerwin Mccrimmon
Marjorie Harris
Jacques Bailly
as Jacques Bailly Ph.D.)
Krysten Leigh Jones
Amirah Hawkins
Jeff Marlow
Chlo Conroy
Lee Garlington
Sidney Ganis
as Sid Ganis)
Austin Herrera Davis
Janet Borrus
Wolfgang Bodison
Marcus Hawkins Dungey
Bonita Friedericy
Caroline J Smith
Neil Soni
Jack Ong
Lauren Sanchez
Fay Hauser
Keshell Lucas
Corina Boettger
Shyann Chatman
Todd Wagner
Brittany Curran
as Brittany Elizabeth Curran)
Alexandra Rieger
Eric Don
Julia Kelleher
Zac Gardner
John A Ausick
Maddy Kloss
Mason Green
Jessy J Hwang
Biplab Panda
Alexander Christian Stephans
Katie L Brown
John Oxenreiter
Katie Olson
Jason Ortenberg
Lance Norling
Jmeka Cherrel
Kahlil Ashanti
Kevin Cole
Andrea Calabrese
D T Carney
Pierre D Chambers
Rennie Cowan
Jemma Evans
Eric Fallecker
Aaron Fonseca
Andrea Frisby
Thomas Gilbert
Justin Rodgers Hall
Stephanie Hass
Dava Hulsey
Christopher Jackiewicz
Carsh Nah Jefferson
Lanaria Johnson
Rebecca Knight
Elaine Lockhart
Robert Mcmurrer
Kelron Mixon
Margaret Newborn
Kai Nugent
Galda E Ortiz
Justin D Reininga
Michelle Stobaugh
Holly Traister
Brittany M Wildman
Kaitlyn Williams
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17Dalia Phillips
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Danny Llewelyn
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Jaki Brown
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Kent Kubena
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Marc Butan
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Michael Burns
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Michael Johnson
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Mike Upton
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Nancy Hult Ganis
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Todd Wagner
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Tom Ortenberg
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127Alysia Allen
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Crill Hansen
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Jason Dock Harrell
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Lonnie Hansen
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Mark Finer
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Matthew D Egan
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Nelson Bush
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Richard Day
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Roxanne Brooks
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Brian Christie
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Cooper Donaldson
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