Directed by:
Liesl TommyScreenplay:
Tracey Scott WilsonCinematography:
Kramer MorgenthauComposer:
Kris BowersCast:
Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Audra McDonald, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore, Brenda Nicole Moorer, Tate Donovan, Marlon Wayans, Marc Maron (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, Respect is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice and become the Queen of Soul. (Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
Cast
![Jennifer Hudson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437909_2def13.jpg)
Jennifer Hudson
USA
Best movies:
The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete (2013)
Dreamgirls (2006)
![Forest Whitaker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/438/164438982_ed2bec.jpg)
Forest Whitaker
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
Phone Booth (2002)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
![Audra McDonald](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/291/162291792_609294.jpg)
Audra McDonald
Best movies:
Wit (2001) (TV movie)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Annie (1999) (TV movie)
Saycon Sengbloh
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
American Gangster (2007)
Across the Universe (2007)
Hailey Kilgore
Best movies:
Respect (2021)
Brenda Nicole Moorer
USA
Best movies:
Respect (2021)
Jacob's Ladder (2019)
![Tate Donovan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/297/164297969_57b268.png)
Tate Donovan
USA
Best movies:
The Holdovers (2023)
Argo (2012)
Hercules (1997)
![Marlon Wayans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/801/164801486_47bc89.jpg)
Marlon Wayans
USA
Best movies:
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Air (2023)
Above the Rim (1994)
![Marc Maron](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/755/163755814_bf55c2.jpg)
Marc Maron
USA
Best movies:
Joker (2019)
Almost Famous (2000)
Marc Maron: Too Real (2017) (TV movie)
![Tituss Burgess](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/961/164961383_d08be1.jpg)
Tituss Burgess
USA
Best movies:
Then Came You (2018)
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Respect (2021)
![Mary J. Blige](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/401/162401302_ceb73c.jpg)
Mary J. Blige
USA
Best movies:
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live (2015) (concert)
Mudbound (2017)
Respect (2021)
Maurice Johnson
USA
Best movies:
Respect (2021)
Billionaire Boys Club (2018)
Joyful Noise (2012)
Kimberly Scott
USA
Best movies:
K-PAX (2001)
Falling Down (1993)
The Abyss (1989)
Leroy McClain
Best movies:
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
Respect (2021)
![Albert Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/736/163736228_1df61c.jpg)
Albert Jones
Best movies:
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
The Night Of (2016) (series)
American Gangster (2007)
Myk Watford
USA
Best movies:
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Spider-Man (2002)
Arcadia (2012)
Gilbert Glenn Brown
Best movies:
Stranger Things (2016) (series)
Reptile (2023)
Dreamgirls (2006)
![Heather Headley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/944/162944278_5d0cc6.jpg)
Heather Headley
Trinidad and Tobago
Best movies:
Respect (2021)
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
![Joshua Mikel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/363/162363050_4b071e.jpg)
Joshua Mikel
USA
Best movies:
The Dirt (2019)
Quarry (2016) (series)
The Good Lie (2014)
Zach Strum
Best movies:
Respect (2021)
Love and Bullets (2017)