De 11-jaar oude Akeelah groeit op in het ghetto van zuid L.A. en heeft een talent voor taal. Ondanks dat haar moeder er tegen is, schrijft Akeelah zich in voor een spellingswedstrijd. Haar talent brengt haar tot de Nationale Spellingsfinales, 's werelds grootste spelingsevenement, met behulp van de mysterieuze docent Dr. Larabee. Haar succes zorgt voor een gevoel van trots in haar buurt en de mensen om haar heen, wat hen nader tot elkaar brengt.
Nee, helaas is Akeelah and the Bee nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Doug Atchison | Writer |
| Directing | Doug Atchison | Director |
| Production | Nancy Hult Ganis | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl Cravedi | Set Costumer |
| Camera | Saeed Adyani | Still Photographer |
| Camera | M. David Mullen | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Glenn Farr | Editor |
| Production | Aisha Coley | Casting |
| Production | Jaki Brown | Casting |
| Production | Kim Taylor-Coleman | Casting |
| Sound | Aaron Zigman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Matthew Nicolay | Sound mixer |
| Art | Warren Alan Young | Production Design |
| Art | Julieann Getman | Set Decoration |
| Art | Shelley A. Wallace | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edna Sheen | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenneth Walker | Hair Department Head |
| Production | Jennifer Booth | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Joel C. High | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Johnny Caruso | Music Editor |
| Sound | Eduardo Ponsdomenech | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Riki Lin Sabusawa | Costume Supervisor |
| Camera | Johnny Radzik | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Chris Mosio | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Ken S. Polk | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Roland N. Thai | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Roland N. Thai | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Stacey A. Washer | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Angel DeSanti | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Kirk Huston | Transportation Captain |
| Sound | James Morioka | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Laurence Fishburne | Producer |
| Production | Danny Llewelyn | Producer |
| Production | Mike Upton | Co-Producer |
| Production | Kent Kubena | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharen Davis | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Cowan | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gigi Williams | Key Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Carl Pedregal | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Rodney Allen Hooks | Assistant Director |
| Art | Kathleen Kasinger | Property Master |
| Crew | Jason Dock Harrell | Propmaker |
| Art | Matt Furginson | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Alicia Maccarone | Set Designer |
| Art | Robert 'Cass' McEntee | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Oswaldo Rojas | Propmaker |
| Art | Greg Sanger | Leadman |
| Sound | Melissa Kennelly | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Shawn Kennelly | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Laura Macias | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Barbara McCart | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | James Morioka | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Chris Navarro | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Vince Nicastro | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Fred Stafford | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Eric Thompson | ADR Mixer |
| Camera | James 'Keeper' Auld | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Brad Heiner | Key Grip |
| Camera | Marcos O. Lopez | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Chris Mosio | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | David Mun | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Rich Paisley | Gaffer |
| Camera | William Rick Young | Best Boy Grip |
| Editing | Markus Czyzewski | First Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Jan McWilliams | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Jules Carideo | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Heather Fielding | Studio Teacher |
| Crew | Kevin Moll | Studio Teacher |
| Crew | Jo Ann Smith | Studio Teacher |
| Production | Mark Cuban | Executive Producer |
