Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Unfortunately the movie Akeelah and the Bee is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Doug Atchison | Writer |
| Directing | Doug Atchison | Director |
| Editing | Glenn Farr | Editor |
| Production | Aisha Coley | Casting |
| Production | Nancy Hult Ganis | Producer |
| Camera | M. David Mullen | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenneth Walker | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Riki Lin Sabusawa | Costume Supervisor |
| Camera | Johnny Radzik | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Joel C. High | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Kirk Huston | Transportation Captain |
| Art | Warren Alan Young | Production Design |
| Production | Jennifer Booth | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Ken S. Polk | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Kim Taylor-Coleman | Casting |
| Sound | Roland N. Thai | Sound Designer |
| Production | Jaki Brown | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edna Sheen | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Roland N. Thai | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | Angel DeSanti | Transportation Captain |
| Sound | Eduardo Ponsdomenech | Music Editor |
| Sound | Aaron Zigman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Saeed Adyani | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Matthew Nicolay | Sound mixer |
| Sound | Johnny Caruso | Music Editor |
| Art | Julieann Getman | Set Decoration |
| Art | Shelley A. Wallace | Art Direction |
| Camera | Chris Mosio | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Stacey A. Washer | Boom Operator |
| Sound | James Morioka | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Mike Upton | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Oswaldo Rojas | Propmaker |
| Sound | Shawn Kennelly | Foley Mixer |
| Directing | Jan McWilliams | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Laurence Fishburne | Producer |
| Sound | Chris Navarro | ADR Recordist |
| Crew | Jo Ann Smith | Studio Teacher |
| Art | Robert 'Cass' McEntee | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Kevin Moll | Studio Teacher |
| Production | Danny Llewelyn | Producer |
| Camera | David Mun | Second Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Cowan | Key Makeup Artist |
| Art | Matt Furginson | Assistant Property Master |
| Lighting | Rich Paisley | Gaffer |
| Art | Alicia Maccarone | Set Designer |
| Camera | Brad Heiner | Key Grip |
| Crew | Jason Dock Harrell | Propmaker |
| Directing | Rodney Allen Hooks | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Laura Macias | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Fred Stafford | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Production | Jules Carideo | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Heather Fielding | Studio Teacher |
| Sound | James Morioka | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | James 'Keeper' Auld | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Kent Kubena | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Barbara McCart | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Eric Thompson | ADR Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharen Davis | Costume Design |
| Editing | Markus Czyzewski | First Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gigi Williams | Key Makeup Artist |
| Art | Greg Sanger | Leadman |
| Camera | William Rick Young | Best Boy Grip |
| Crew | Carl Pedregal | Post Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Marcos O. Lopez | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Art | Kathleen Kasinger | Property Master |
| Sound | Melissa Kennelly | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Vince Nicastro | Foley Artist |
| Camera | Chris Mosio | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Production | Mark Cuban | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl Cravedi | Set Costumer |
