View larger Akeelah and the Bee Starring: Keke Palmer, Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Marlow, Sara Niemietz, Eddie Steeples Directed by: Doug Atchison Screenplay by: Doug Atchison Release Date: April 28th 2006 Running Time: 112 minutes MPAA Rating: PG for language. Studio: Lionsgate Films Follow @madeinatlantis Domestic: $18,848,430 (99.5%) Foreign: $99,995 (0.5%) Total: $18,948,425 (Worldwide)  US Box-Office Results  UK Box-Office Results   All Box-Office Charts

Tagline: Changing the world... one word at a time. An inspirational drama, Akeelah and the Bee is the story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), a precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne); her principal Mr. Welch (Curtis Armstrong) and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah’s aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and in turn unites her neighborhood who witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl. A Lionsgate Films and 2929 Entertainment production, Akeelah and the Bee was written and directed by Doug Atchison. The film’s producers are Sid Ganis, Nancy Hult Ganis, Michael Romersa, Danny Llewelyn and Laurence Fishburne; executive producers are Todd Wagner, Mark Cuban, Marc Butan and Helen Sugland.  Read the Full Production Notes

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