Akeelah and the Bee
Directed by Doug Atchison
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.
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Top cast
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu
Sahara Garey
Georgia
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
Julito McCullum
Terrence
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
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As of August 6, 2026, Akeelah and the Bee is available to stream on Philo, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, and Hoopla in United States. Use the country selector above to check availability in other regions — streaming rights are licensed per country, so catalogues differ.
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No — Akeelah and the Bee is not currently on Netflix in any of the countries we track. In United States it streams on Philo, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, and Hoopla instead.
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As of August 6, 2026, Akeelah and the Bee is included with a streaming subscription (or free with ads) in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, United Kingdom, and United States, among the countries we track.
Streaming availability last checked on August 6, 2026. Catalogues change frequently — data from TMDB and JustWatch.
