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 finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
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
Dalia Phillips
Tzi Ma
Jeris Poindexter
Sara Niemietz
No Fim do Déjà Vu
Menace II Society
The Restoration
Moment of Terror
The Obscure Spring
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Maga Mommaga
North Country
Head of State
Nyengkuyung
Scrooge
Chan Is Missing
Crossover
Confidential Informant (proof of concept)
You Can Count on Me
Still Hope
Felo-De-Se
Soundproof
Savage Streets
Confirmation
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