Respect

2021 Drama
68%

Biopic of Aretha Franklin, following the first three decades of her 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. Starring Jennifer Hudson and Forest Whitaker

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by Deirdre Molumby
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'Respect' marks a career best for Jennifer Hudson, and introduces a young superstar

‘Respect’ tracks the rise of Aretha Franklin (Jennifer Hudson) from a child prodigy singing in her father’s church to global superstar musician. Along the way, she suffers heartache and grief, and is for a time consumed by money and addiction, but a return to her roots brings her back to her soul.

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