Akeelah and the Bee

(2006)

Synopsis

An inner-city girl strives to become a spelling champ in this uplifting family film.

Directors

Doug Atchison, Aisha Coley, Sid Ganis, Michael Burns, Kim Coleman, Michael Burns, Sid Ganis, Kim Coleman, Todd Wagner, Kent Kubena, Doug Atchison, Mark Cuban, Laurence Fishburne, Sidney Ganis, Daniel Llewelyn, Marc Butan, Tom Ortenberg, Michael Paseornek, Kent Kubena, Mike Upton, Nancy Barker, Ezra Dweck, Dalia Phillips, Jacques Bailly

Production year

2006

Rating

PG

Studio

Lions Gate Films, Inc.

Runtime

112 minutes

Cast

Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal