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- 2021
- PG-13
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 2 h 25 m
- 2021
- PG-13
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 2 h 25 m
Summary 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.
Directed By: Liesl Tommy
Written By: Tracey Scott Wilson, Callie Khouri
- 2021
- PG-13
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 2 h 25 m
- 2021
- PG-13
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 2 h 25 m
Respect
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7.1
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Summary 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.
Directed By: Liesl Tommy
Written By: Tracey Scott Wilson, Callie Khouri
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 43 Critic Reviews
61
53% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
44% Mixed
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 43 Critic Reviews
61
53% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
44% Mixed
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Aug 8, 2021
Respect has everything you could hope for in a musical biopic. It has a good story and great songs and, best of all, it has someone in the lead role who can put those songs over.
Aug 13, 2021
Jennifer Hudson is so spectacular in Respect, the Aretha Franklin biopic, that she makes you overlook, ignore and eventually forgive the film’s multitudinous flaws.
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 59 User Ratings
7.1
61% Positive
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
29% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
10% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 59 User Ratings
7.1
61% Positive
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
29% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
10% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Sep 10, 2021
This movie is amazing!!! Jennifer Hudson did a amazing job!! I’ve seen interviews with The Queen Aretha Franklin and whew!!! Jennifer Hudson nailed it.
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Aug 13, 2021
This by-the-numbers Aretha Franklin biopic is all about Jennifer Hudson doing Aretha proud. And does she ever. As the legendary Queen of Soul, Hudson does not, will not, cannot hit a wrong note, creating a respectful tribute to both their radiant talents.
Aug 9, 2021
Similar to other recent musical biopic vehicles like Judy and The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Respect never reaches the greatness of its shining star.
Aug 12, 2021
Earnest to a fault, Respect spells out a handsome tribute to Aretha Franklin, with Jennifer Hudson and her peerless singing pipes as its formidable anchor. Yet this biography never fully sparks to life, as the Queen of Soul fights in episodic fashion to establish and later protect her musical legacy from the domineering men in her life.
Aug 8, 2021
There’s no question that director Liesl Tommy and star Jennifer Hudson have approached this project with reverence, hoping to highlight the late singer’s importance both as a cultural figure and a symbol of her era. But the cliches that usually attend such biopics — specifically, the need to simplify an individual’s demons and traumas into easily digestible dramatic beats — are especially frustrating here, leaving this overly earnest picture lacking the vibrancy of its dynamic subject.
Aug 12, 2021
The preceding two-plus hours of this 145-minute slog — Tommy’s threadbare hodgepodge of bad impressions, gratuitous filmmaking, and even worse depictions of mental health — isn’t even a shadow of the real natural woman.
Sep 5, 2021
This movie was incredible and Jennifer Hudson nailed it as Aretha Franklin something Cynthia Ervio couldn't do at all. It is a must see because this was done with Respect and with Aretha knowing about it and not waiting for Aretha to die and disrespect her wishes by doing something behind her back and excluding her family from the process.
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Jul 11, 2022
It was ok for me - yes Jennifer Hudson was good in the role and yes Aretha Franklin deserved her own movie, but maybe because I, while knowing of her biggest songs, don't know much about the rest, the story was a bit boring at times - I see why fans would love it, but for me just because it is a film about legend doesnt mean it will be my favorite.
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Mar 10, 2022
(Mauro Lanari)
Just the fact that the first emotion comes after 52 minutes with Hendrix's "Hey Joe" is not auspicious. From that point on, Aretha's story is scripted in a remarkable mix of private and public life, family or sentimental relationships and her commitment as an activist in political-civil battles in favor of women and coloureds. It is also remarkable how this is translated into the making of her music, into the composition of her songs. The unexpected trouble is that artistic intuition is not transfigured into spiritual intuition, paradoxically due to the excess of scenes and dialogues on her religious roots. If so, then the problem would be caused by the debut director with a still too immature, flat and anonymous style.
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Oct 6, 2021
A paint by the numbers biopic that doesn't really say much about the life of Aretha Franklin. Jennifer Hudson gives a competent performance, but the generally superficial script limits what Hudson can do. Aretha Franklin deserved a better cinematic tribute, but the influence Franklin undoubtedly had over the film is what makes the film mediocre. I would've preferred an honest depiction of who Franklin actually was, not who the real Aretha Franklin wanted us to think about her.
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Aug 21, 2021
So boring , Is like a cheap karaoke...
Jennifer is playing like her last Oscar winning caracther , no versatility
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Production Company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- Bron Creative
- One Community
- Chislehurst Entertainment Productions
- Harvey Mason Media
- Glickmania
Release Date Aug 13, 2021
Duration 2 h 25 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Find Out What It Means
Website https://gaga.ne.jp/respect/
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Black Reel Awards
• 4 Nominations
