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Respect

Respect

Drama · Music · History · 2021

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

Movie details

Respect

“Find out what it means.”

2021 Drama · Music · History 2h 25m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.6 / 10

18.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

68 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

61 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

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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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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Liesl Tommy

Written by

Tracey Scott Wilson · Callie Khouri

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

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Put Respect on trial.

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.