Wife and mother Miriam begins a downward emotional spiral as her husband avoids their collapsing marriage by immersing himself in his 11-year-old daughter's quest to become a spelling-bee champion.
Richard Gere
Saul
Juliette Binoche
Miriam
Flora Cross
Eliza
Max Minghella
Aaron
Kate Bosworth
Chali
Corey Fischer
National Spelling Bee Pronouncer
Sam Zuckerman
National Spelling Bee Judge
Joan Mankin
Ms. Bergermeyer
Piers Mackenzie
Dr. Morris
Lorri Holt
Ms. Rai
Cynthia Lea Clark
Photographer (uncredited)
Alisha Mullally
Young Miriam
Akeelah and the Bee
Love Story
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Pride and Prejudice
An Autumn Romance
The Fugitive Kind
It Runs in the Family
Flicka
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Gabriel's Inferno: Part II
Won't Back Down
Departure
Wonderstruck
The Secret: Dare to Dream
Jesus Henry Christ
Wander Darkly
American Pastoral
How to Eat Fried Worms
Skater Girl
Deep Water