Respect

Respect

Find out what it means.

2021-08-12 145 min ★ 6.8
DramaMusicHistory
Director Liesl Tommy

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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Cast

Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
C. L. Franklin
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Dinah Washington
Marc Maron
Marc Maron
Jerry Wexler
Saycon Sengbloh
Saycon Sengbloh
Erma Franklin
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
Aretha Franklin
Marlon Wayans
Marlon Wayans
Ted White
Tituss Burgess
Tituss Burgess
Reverend Dr. James Cleveland
Skye Dakota Turner
Skye Dakota Turner
Aretha Franklin (young)
Brandon Gilpin
Brandon Gilpin
Teenager
Gilbert Glenn Brown
Gilbert Glenn Brown
Martin Luther King Jr.
Christopher Daniel
Christopher Daniel
Edward
Heather Headley
Heather Headley
Clara Ward
Leroy McClain
Leroy McClain
Cecil Franklin
Lodric D. Collins
Lodric D. Collins
Smokey Robinson
Brenda Nicole Moorer
Brenda Nicole Moorer
Brenda Franklin
Albert Jones
Albert Jones
Ken Cunningham
Myk Watford
Myk Watford
Rick Hall
Kimberly Scott
Kimberly Scott
Mama Franklin
Zach Strum
Zach Strum
David Hood
Audra McDonald
Audra McDonald
Barbara Franklin
Hailey Kilgore
Hailey Kilgore
Carolyn Franklin
Tate Donovan
Tate Donovan
John Hammond
Tangela Large
Tangela Large
Grieving Mother
Peyton Jackson
Peyton Jackson
Young Cecil
Victoria Paige Watkins
Victoria Paige Watkins
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