Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
April 28, 2006Release Date
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
April 28, 2006Release Date
![Watch Akeelah and the Bee Trailer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/15446-akeelah-and-the-bee.webp)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
![Amazon Video](https://images.moviefit.me/sp/10.webp)
![Apple TV](https://images.moviefit.me/sp/2.webp)
![Microsoft Store](https://images.moviefit.me/sp/68.webp)
![Google Play Movies](https://images.moviefit.me/sp/3.webp)
![YouTube](https://images.moviefit.me/sp/192.webp)
![Freevee](https://images.moviefit.me/sp/613.webp)
![Pure Flix](https://images.moviefit.me/sp/278.webp)
![Showtime Apple TV Channel](https://images.moviefit.me/sp/675.webp)
![Starz Apple TV Channel](https://images.moviefit.me/sp/1855.webp)
![Vudu](https://images.moviefit.me/sp/7.webp)
![AMC on Demand](https://images.moviefit.me/sp/352.webp)
![Tubi TV](https://images.moviefit.me/sp/73.webp)
![The Roku Channel](https://images.moviefit.me/sp/207.webp)
Currently Akeelah and the Bee is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video, Apple TV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Freevee, Pure Flix, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, Vudu, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Keke Palmer](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9206-keke-palmer.webp)
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
![Laurence Fishburne](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1149-laurence-fishburne.webp)
Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee / Producer
![Angela Bassett](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4523-angela-bassett.webp)
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
![Curtis Armstrong](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/13729-curtis-armstrong.webp)
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
![J.R. Villarreal](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/67301-j-r-villarreal.webp)
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
![Sean Michael Afable](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/18284-sean-michael-afable.webp)
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu
![Sahara Garey](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sahara Garey
Georgia
![Lee Thompson Young](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/55138-lee-thompson-young.webp)
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
![Julito McCullum](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/53421-julito-mccullum.webp)
Julito McCullum
Terrence
![Erica Hubbard](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/14347-erica-hubbard.webp)
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
![Eddie Steeples](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9572-eddie-steeples.webp)
Eddie Steeples
Derrick-T
![Dalia Phillips](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/67303-dalia-phillips.webp)
Dalia Phillips
Ms. Cross
![Tzi Ma](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9597-tzi-ma.webp)
Tzi Ma
Mr. Chiu
![Jeris Poindexter](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11969-jeris-poindexter.webp)
Jeris Poindexter
Steve
![Sara Niemietz](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/51115-sara-niemietz.webp)
Sara Niemietz
Polly
![George Hornedo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
George Hornedo
Roman
![Craig Wasson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/8549-craig-wasson.webp)
Craig Wasson
Ted Saunders
![Jeff Marlow](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/67305-jeff-marlow.webp)
Jeff Marlow
District Judge
![Lee Garlington](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/122-lee-garlington.webp)
Lee Garlington
Regional Judge
![Katie Kerwin McCrimmon](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
Herself
![Sidney Ganis](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33478-sid-ganis.webp)
Sidney Ganis
Regional Pronouncer
![Austin Herrera Davis](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Austin Herrera Davis
Cheating Boy
![Janet Borrus](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Janet Borrus
Cheating Boy's Mom
![Wolfgang Bodison](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/42198-wolfgang-bodison.webp)
Wolfgang Bodison
Akeelah's Father
![Bonita Friedericy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/51016-bonita-friedericy.webp)
Bonita Friedericy
Volunteer
![Lauren Sánchez](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/30377-lauren-sanchez.webp)
Lauren Sánchez
Reporter
![Fay Hauser](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/15638-fay-hauser.webp)
Fay Hauser
Woman on TV
![Jack Ong](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/18645-jack-ong.webp)
Jack Ong
Korean Grocer
![Neil Soni](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Neil Soni
Rajeev Subramonian
![Tinashe](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33573-tinashe.webp)
Tinashe
Cissi
![Doug Atchison](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Doug Atchison
Writer / Director
![Glenn Farr](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Glenn Farr
Editor
![Aisha Coley](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Aisha Coley
Casting
![Nancy Hult Ganis](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Nancy Hult Ganis
Producer
![Saeed Adyani](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Saeed Adyani
Still Photographer
![M. David Mullen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1102969-m-david-mullen.webp)
M. David Mullen
Director of Photography
![Jaki Brown](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/922105-jaki-brown.webp)
Jaki Brown
Casting
![Kim Taylor-Coleman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/59282-kim-coleman.webp)
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Casting
![Aaron Zigman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1102941-aaron-zigman.webp)
Aaron Zigman
Original Music Composer
![Matthew Nicolay](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Matthew Nicolay
Sound mixer
![Warren Alan Young](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Warren Alan Young
Production Design
![Julieann Getman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Julieann Getman
Set Decoration
![Shelley A. Wallace](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Shelley A. Wallace
Art Direction
![Edna Sheen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Edna Sheen
Makeup Department Head
![Kenneth Walker](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kenneth Walker
Hair Department Head
![Jennifer Booth](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jennifer Booth
Production Supervisor
![Joel C. High](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1146457-joel-c-high.webp)
Joel C. High
Music Supervisor
![Johnny Caruso](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Johnny Caruso
Music Editor
![Eduardo Ponsdomenech](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Eduardo Ponsdomenech
Music Editor
![Riki Lin Sabusawa](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Costume Supervisor
![Johnny Radzik](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Johnny Radzik
Camera Operator
![Chris Mosio](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Chris Mosio
Camera Operator / Second Unit Director of Photography
![Ken S. Polk](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ken S. Polk
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
![Roland N. Thai](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Roland N. Thai
Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer
![Stacey A. Washer](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Stacey A. Washer
Boom Operator
![Angel DeSanti](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Angel DeSanti
Transportation Captain
![Kirk Huston](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kirk Huston
Transportation Captain
![James Morioka](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
James Morioka
Dialogue Editor / Supervising Dialogue Editor
![Danny Llewelyn](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Danny Llewelyn
Producer
![Mike Upton](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mike Upton
Co-Producer
![Kent Kubena](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kent Kubena
Co-Producer
![Sharen Davis](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
![Linda Cowan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Linda Cowan
Key Makeup Artist
![Gigi Williams](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Gigi Williams
Key Makeup Artist
![Carl Pedregal](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Carl Pedregal
Post Production Supervisor
![Rodney Allen Hooks](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Rodney Allen Hooks
Assistant Director
![Kathleen Kasinger](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kathleen Kasinger
Property Master
![Jason Dock Harrell](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jason Dock Harrell
Propmaker
![Matt Furginson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Matt Furginson
Assistant Property Master
![Alicia Maccarone](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alicia Maccarone
Set Designer
![Robert 'Cass' McEntee](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert 'Cass' McEntee
Construction Coordinator
![Oswaldo Rojas](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Oswaldo Rojas
Propmaker
![Greg Sanger](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Greg Sanger
Leadman
![Melissa Kennelly](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Melissa Kennelly
Foley Editor
![Shawn Kennelly](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Shawn Kennelly
Foley Mixer
![Laura Macias](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Laura Macias
Foley Artist
![Barbara McCart](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Barbara McCart
Sound Recordist
![Chris Navarro](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1109078-chris-navarro.webp)
Chris Navarro
ADR Recordist
![Vince Nicastro](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Vince Nicastro
Foley Artist
![Fred Stafford](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Fred Stafford
Supervising ADR Editor
Media.
![Akeelah and the Bee](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/15446-akeelah-and-the-bee.webp)
![Akeelah and the Bee](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/1/15446-akeelah-and-the-bee.webp)
![Akeelah and the Bee](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/2/15446-akeelah-and-the-bee.webp)
![Akeelah and the Bee](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/3/15446-akeelah-and-the-bee.webp)
![Akeelah and the Bee](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/4/15446-akeelah-and-the-bee.webp)
![Akeelah and the Bee](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/5/15446-akeelah-and-the-bee.webp)
Details.
Release DateApril 28, 2006
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Content RatingPG
Budget$8,000,000
Box Office$18,948,425
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States of America
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother (Angela Bassett), her schoolmates, and her coach, Dr. Joshua Larabee (Laurence Fishburne). The cast also features Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal, Sean Michael Afable, Erica Hubbard, Lee Thompson Young, Julito McCullum, Sahara Garey, Eddie Steeples, and Tzi Ma.
The film was developed over a period of 10 years by Atchison, who came up with the initial concept after seeing the 1994 Scripps National Spelling Bee and noting that a majority of the competitors came from well-off socioeconomic backgrounds. After completing the script in 1999, Atchison won one of the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting in 2000, which attracted producers Sid Ganis and Nancy Hult Ganis. After an initial inability to secure funding, the project got a second wind as a result of the success of the 2002 documentary film Spellbound. Lionsgate Films undertook the production in 2004 and in the following year it was filmed in South Los Angeles on a budget of over $6 million.
Atchison remarked that his theme for the film, deemed an inspirational film, was about overcoming obstacles despite difficult challenges along the way. He also said that he wanted to portray African Americans in a manner that was not stereotypical and tried to show how African-American children incorporate some stereotypes. The film alludes to the importance of community as well as to problems black communities face. It also deals with esteem and stigma in school while criticizing the public school system. Cast members said that although the film was aimed at children, they considered it had important lessons for the parents as well.
Released in the United States on April 28, 2006, Akeelah and the Bee was positively received by critics and audiences. Reviewers praised its storyline and cast, lauding Palmer's performance, although a few critics panned the story as familiar and formulaic, and were critical of the portrayal of Asian-American characters. The film grossed $19 million, and received a number of awards and nominations, including the Black Reel Awards and the NAACP Image Awards. Film critics highly praised it for avoiding African-American stereotypes common in Hollywood films, while scholars were less favorable, even saying it reinforces some clichés.
You May Also Like.
![X+Y](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/16776-x-y.jpg)
X+Y (2014)
![Barbie & Her Sisters in the Great Puppy Adventure](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/16680-barbie-her-sisters-in-the-great-puppy-adventure.jpg)
Barbie & Her Sisters in the Great Puppy Adventure (2015)
![Hustle & Flow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10941-hustle-flow.jpg)
Hustle & Flow (2005)
![Legally Blondes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1537-legally-blondes.jpg)
Legally Blondes (2009)
![Chances Are](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15546-chances-are.jpg)
Chances Are (1989)
![Snow Dogs](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/20376-snow-dogs.jpg)
Snow Dogs (2002)
![Jumanji: Level One](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/465633-jumanji-level-one.jpg)
Jumanji: Level One (2021)
![Head Above Water](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/24599-head-above-water.jpg)
Head Above Water (1996)
![Experimenter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9538-experimenter.jpg)
Experimenter (2015)
![My Father and My Son](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13339-my-father-and-my-son.jpg)
My Father and My Son (2005)
![Locked Up](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/164658-locked-up.jpg)
Locked Up (2017)
![The Matrix Recalibrated](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/63-the-matrix-recalibrated.jpg)
The Matrix Recalibrated (2004)
![Night Train to Lisbon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/16467-night-train-to-lisbon.jpg)
Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
![I Am Zlatan](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/461165-i-am-zlatan.jpg)
I Am Zlatan (2021)
![In the Family](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/123214-in-the-family.jpg)
In the Family (2017)
![When Paul Came Over The Sea](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/207696-when-paul-came-over-the-sea.jpg)
When Paul Came Over The Sea (2017)
![The Model](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/61330-the-model.jpg)
The Model (2016)
![Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/81645-little-girl-lost-the-delimar-vera-story.jpg)
Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story (2008)
![Ping Pong Playa](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/118646-ping-pong-playa.jpg)
Ping Pong Playa (2008)
![The Poison Squad](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/355374-the-poison-squad.jpg)