Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother’s objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, 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.
Genre: Drama Actors: Angela Bassett, Austin Herrera Davis, Bonita Friedericy, Craig Wasson, Curtis Armstrong, Dalia Phillips, Eddie Steeples, Erica Hubbard, Fay Hauser, George Hornedo, J.R. Villarreal, Jack Ong, Janet Borrus, Jeff Marlow, Jeris Poindexter, Julito McCullum, Katie Kerwin McCrimmon, Keke Palmer, Lauren Sánchez, Laurence Fishburne, Lee Garlington, Lee Thompson Young, Neil Soni, Sahara Garey, Sara Niemietz, Sean Michael Afable, Sidney Ganis, Tinashe, Tzi Ma, Wolfgang Bodison Directors: Doug Atchison Production: 2929 Productions, Cinema Gypsy Productions, Lions Gate Films, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment
