Respect (2021)
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
- Released
- 2021-08-12
- Genres
- Drama, Music, History
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Liesl Tommy, Tracey Scott Wilson
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 491 votes
Cast
- Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin
- Forest Whitaker as C. L. Franklin
- Marlon Wayans as Ted White
- Audra McDonald as Barbara Franklin
- Mary J. Blige as Dinah Washington
- Marc Maron as Jerry Wexler
- Tituss Burgess as Reverend Dr. James Cleveland
- Saycon Sengbloh as Erma Franklin
- Hailey Kilgore as Carolyn Franklin
- Tate Donovan as John Hammond
- Skye Dakota Turner as Aretha Franklin (young)
- Heather Headley as Clara Ward