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20216.82h 25m

Overview

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

Directed by Liesl Tommy
Written by Tracey Scott Wilson, Callie Khouri
Produced by Jonathan Glickman, Harvey Mason Jr., Scott Bernstein
Box OfficeBudget: $55.0MRevenue: $31.2M

Top Cast

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson

Aretha Franklin

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

C. L. Franklin

Marlon Wayans

Marlon Wayans

Ted White

Audra McDonald

Audra McDonald

Barbara Franklin

Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige

Dinah Washington

Marc Maron

Marc Maron

Jerry Wexler

Tituss Burgess

Tituss Burgess

Reverend Dr. James Cleveland

Saycon Sengbloh

Saycon Sengbloh

Erma Franklin

Hailey Kilgore

Hailey Kilgore

Carolyn Franklin

Tate Donovan

Tate Donovan

John Hammond

Themes & Keywords

pop singerbiographyafrican american historyafrican americanafrican american musician

About Respect

Respect is a drama, music, history film released in 2021 exploring themes of pop singer, biography, african american history, african american, african american musician. Directed by Liesl Tommy, it stars Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans. The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

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