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Akeelah and the Bee   2006         PG, 112 min. Genre: Drama Director: Doug Atchison   Cast: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal, Sean Michael Afable, Sahara Garey, Lee Thompson Young, Julito McCullum, Erica Hubbard, Eddie Steeples, Tzi Ma   Brainy eleven-year-old Akeelah (Keke Palmer) is far from winning any academic awards at Crenshaw Middle School in South Los Angeles—until Principal Welch (Curtis Armstrong) convinces his friend, Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne), to coach Akeelah to compete in the district spelling competition. After a rough start, Akeelah decides to study and excels through her efforts that lead her to winning the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Cast Keke Palmer Akeelah Anderson Laurence Fishburne Dr. Larabee Angela Bassett Tanya Curtis Armstrong Mr. Welch J.R. Villarreal Javier Sean Michael Afable Dylan Sahara Garey Georgia Lee Thompson Young Devon Julito McCullum Terrence Erica Hubbard Kiana Eddie Steeples Derrick-T Tzi Ma Mr. Chiu