Drama

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 finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.

"Changing the world... one word at a time."

Credits

Keke PalmerAkeelah Anderson

Laurence FishburneDr. Larabee

Angela BassettTanya Anderson

Curtis ArmstrongMr. Welch

J.R. VillarrealJavier