Respect
“Find out what it means.”
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
29 people
Jennifer Hudson
Aretha Franklin
Known for
Sing
Dreamgirls
Forest Whitaker
C. L. Franklin
Known for
Arrival
Taken 3
Marlon Wayans
Ted White
Known for
Scary Movie
Requiem for a Dream
Audra McDonald
Barbara Franklin
Known for
Private Practice
The Gilded Age
Mary J. Blige
Dinah Washington
Known for
The Umbrella Academy
Power Book II: Ghost
Marc Maron
Jerry Wexler
Known for
The Bad Guys
Joker
Tituss Burgess
Reverend Dr. James Cleveland
Known for
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Set It Up
Saycon Sengbloh
Erma Franklin
Known for
The Wonder Years
The Night Of
Hailey Kilgore
Carolyn Franklin
Known for
Power Book III: Raising Kanan
9-1-1: Nashville
Tate Donovan
John Hammond
Known for
Hercules
The O.C.
Skye Dakota Turner
Aretha Franklin (young)
Also in
Cricket
Heather Headley
Clara Ward
Known for
Sweet Magnolias
Liesl Tommy Director · Tracey Scott Wilson Screenplay Callie Khouri Story
Worldwide gross $31M · Budget $55M · United States release August 13, 2021
Box office
Budget
$55,000,000
Worldwide gross
$31,217,372
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio · Distribution
Bron Studios
Production
One Community
Production
Chislehurst Entertainment
Production
Harvey Mason Media
Production
Glickmania
Production
Cinesite
Production
Creative Wealth Media Finance
Production
United States · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Czechia · August 12, 2021
Theatrical
United States · August 13, 2021
Theatrical
Australia
August 19, 2021 · Theatrical
November 8, 2021 · Physical
November 29, 2021 · Physical
March 1, 2022 · Digital
Austria
December 3, 2021 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 8, 2021 · Theatrical
Finland
September 24, 2021 · Theatrical
France
September 8, 2021 · Theatrical
January 12, 2022 · Digital · VOD
January 19, 2022 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
August 9, 2022 · Digital · MyCanal
Germany
November 25, 2021 · Theatrical
February 17, 2022 · Digital
February 17, 2022 · Physical
Greece
October 28, 2021 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 2, 2021 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Ireland
September 10, 2021 · Theatrical
Israel
August 12, 2021
Italy
September 30, 2021 · Theatrical
Japan
November 5, 2021 · Digital
Netherlands
September 2, 2021 · Theatrical
New Zealand
March 1, 2022 · Digital
Poland
September 10, 2021 · Theatrical
Russia
January 5, 2022 · Digital
Saudi Arabia
August 19, 2021 · Theatrical
Singapore
October 14, 2021 · Theatrical
Slovakia
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 8, 2021 · Theatrical
Spain
September 24, 2021 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 13, 2021 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 14, 2021 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Taiwan
September 3, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 10, 2021 · Theatrical
December 13, 2021 · Physical · DVD/Blu-ray
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