Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
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
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Keke Palmer as Akeelah Anderson |
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Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Larabee |
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Angela Bassett as Tanya Anderson |
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Curtis Armstrong as Mr. Welch |
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J.R. Villarreal as Javier |
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Sean Michael Afable as Dylan Chiu |
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Sahara Garey as Georgia |
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Lee Thompson Young as Devon |
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Julito McCullum as Terrence |
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Erica Hubbard as Kiana |
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Eddie Steeples as Derrick-T |
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Dalia Phillips as Ms. Cross |
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Tzi Ma as Mr. Chiu |
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Jeris Poindexter as Steve |
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Sara Niemietz as Polly |
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George Hornedo as Roman |
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Craig Wasson as Ted Saunders |
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Jeff Marlow as District Judge |
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Lee Garlington as Regional Judge |
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Katie Kerwin McCrimmon as Herself |
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Sidney Ganis as Regional Pronouncer |
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Austin Herrera Davis as Cheating Boy |
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Janet Borrus as Cheating Boy's Mom |
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Wolfgang Bodison as Akeelah's Father |
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Bonita Friedericy as Volunteer |
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Lauren Sánchez Bezos as Reporter |
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Fay Hauser as Woman on TV |
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Jack Ong as Korean Grocer |
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Neil Soni as Rajeev Subramonian |
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Tinashe as Cissi |
| Writing | Doug Atchison | Writer |
| Directing | Doug Atchison | Director |
| Production | Nancy Hult Ganis | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl Cravedi | Set Costumer |
| Camera | Saeed Adyani | Still Photographer |
| Camera | M. David Mullen | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Glenn Farr | Editor |
| Production | Aisha Coley | Casting |
| Production | Jaki Brown | Casting |
| Production | Kim Taylor-Coleman | Casting |
| Sound | Aaron Zigman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Matthew Nicolay | Sound mixer |
| Art | Warren Alan Young | Production Design |
| Art | Julieann Getman | Set Decoration |
| Art | Shelley A. Wallace | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edna Sheen | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenneth Walker | Hair Department Head |
| Production | Jennifer Booth | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Joel C. High | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Johnny Caruso | Music Editor |
| Sound | Eduardo Ponsdomenech | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Riki Lin Sabusawa | Costume Supervisor |
| Camera | Johnny Radzik | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Chris Mosio | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Ken S. Polk | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Roland N. Thai | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Roland N. Thai | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Stacey A. Washer | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Angel DeSanti | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Kirk Huston | Transportation Captain |
| Sound | James Morioka | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Laurence Fishburne | Producer |
| Production | Danny Llewelyn | Producer |
| Production | Mike Upton | Co-Producer |
| Production | Kent Kubena | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharen Davis | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Cowan | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gigi Williams | Key Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Carl Pedregal | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Rodney Allen Hooks | Assistant Director |
| Art | Kathleen Kasinger | Property Master |
| Crew | Jason Dock Harrell | Propmaker |
| Art | Matt Furginson | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Alicia Maccarone | Set Designer |
| Art | Robert 'Cass' McEntee | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Oswaldo Rojas | Propmaker |
| Art | Greg Sanger | Leadman |
| Sound | Melissa Kennelly | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Shawn Kennelly | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Laura Macias | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Barbara McCart | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | James Morioka | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Chris Navarro | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Vince Nicastro | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Fred Stafford | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Eric Thompson | ADR Mixer |
| Camera | James 'Keeper' Auld | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Brad Heiner | Key Grip |
| Camera | Marcos O. Lopez | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Chris Mosio | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | David Mun | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Rich Paisley | Gaffer |
| Camera | William Rick Young | Best Boy Grip |
| Editing | Markus Czyzewski | First Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Jan McWilliams | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Jules Carideo | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Heather Fielding | Studio Teacher |
| Crew | Kevin Moll | Studio Teacher |
| Crew | Jo Ann Smith | Studio Teacher |
| Production | Mark Cuban | Executive Producer |
