---
title: 'Respect (2021)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Liesl Tommy'
released: '2021-08-12'
runtime_minutes: 145
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/respect-2021'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2452150/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Respect (2021)

2021 · PG-13 · 145 min · Drama, Music, History · United States, Canada


## Synopsis

Respect is a 2021 American biographical musical drama film directed by Liesl Tommy, written by Tracey Scott Wilson and Callie Khouri, based on the life of American singer Aretha Franklin. The film stars Jennifer Hudson as Franklin, with Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess, and Mary J. Blige in supporting roles. The film follows the first three decades of Franklin's life, from being born as a musical prodigy in an affluent African-American family, the repercussions of losing her mother at age 10 to her arduous rise to international musical stardom, while enduring an abusive marriage, ultimately concluding with the recording of her influential live album Amazing Grace (1972).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Liesl Tommy](https://cinepixo.com/people/liesl-tommy)
- **Screenplay:** [Tracey Scott Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tracey-scott-wilson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kris Bowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/kris-bowers)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kramer Morgenthau](https://cinepixo.com/people/kramer-morgenthau)
- **Editor:** [Avril Beukes](https://cinepixo.com/people/avril-beukes)

## Cast

- [Mary J. Blige](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-j-blige) as Dinah Washington
- [Saycon Sengbloh](https://cinepixo.com/people/saycon-sengbloh) as Erma Franklin
- [Kelvin Hair](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelvin-hair) as Sam Cooke
- [Audra McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/audra-mcdonald) as Barbara Siggers Franklin
- [Skye Dakota Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/skye-dakota-turner) as Aretha Franklin
- [Jennifer Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-hudson) as Aretha Franklin
- [Hailey Kilgore](https://cinepixo.com/people/hailey-kilgore) as Carolyn Franklin
- [Marlon Wayans](https://cinepixo.com/people/marlon-wayans) as Ted White
- [Forest Whitaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/forest-whitaker) as C. L. Franklin
- [Lodric D. Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/lodric-d-collins) as Smokey Robinson
- [Heather Headley](https://cinepixo.com/people/heather-headley) as Clara Ward
- [Tituss Burgess](https://cinepixo.com/people/tituss-burgess) as James Cleveland
- [Tate Donovan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tate-donovan) as John Hammond
- [Marc Maron](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-maron) as Jerry Wexler
- [Gilbert Glenn Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilbert-glenn-brown) as Martin Luther King Jr.

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/respect-2021
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