Respect (2021)
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Synopsis
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
Cast
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Jennifer Hudson
as Aretha Franklin
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Forest Whitaker
as C. L. Franklin
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Marlon Wayans
as Ted White
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Audra McDonald
as Barbara Franklin
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Mary J. Blige
as Dinah Washington
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Marc Maron
as Jerry Wexler
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Tituss Burgess
as Reverend Dr. James Cleveland
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Saycon Sengbloh
as Erma Franklin
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Hailey Kilgore
as Carolyn Franklin
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Tate Donovan
as John Hammond
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Skye Dakota Turner
as Aretha Franklin (young)
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Heather Headley
as Clara Ward
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Leroy McClain
as Cecil Franklin
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Lodric D. Collins
as Smokey Robinson
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Brenda Nicole Moorer
as Brenda Franklin
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Brandon Gilpin
as Teenager
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Tangela Large
as Grieving Mother
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Albert Jones
as Ken Cunningham
Crew
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Liesl Tommy
Director
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Kramer Morgenthau
Director of Photography
- Avril Beukes Editor
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Kris Bowers
Original Music Composer
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Jonathan Glickman
Producer
- Scott Bernstein Producer
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Harvey Mason Jr.
Producer
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Tracey Scott Wilson
Screenplay
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