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6.8/10 • 433

2021-08-122h 25m

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The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

Directors
Liesl Tommy
Editors
Avril Beukes

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  1. Jennifer Hudson

    Jennifer Hudson

    Aretha Franklin

  2. Forest Whitaker

    Forest Whitaker

    C. L. Franklin

  3. Marlon Wayans

    Marlon Wayans

    Ted White

  4. Audra McDonald

    Audra McDonald

    Barbara Franklin

  5. Mary J. Blige

    Mary J. Blige

    Dinah Washington

  6. Marc Maron

    Marc Maron

    Jerry Wexler

  7. Tituss Burgess

    Tituss Burgess

    Reverend Dr. James Cleveland

  8. Saycon Sengbloh

    Saycon Sengbloh

    Erma Franklin

  9. Hailey Kilgore

    Hailey Kilgore

    Carolyn Franklin

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Peter McGinn

Oct 17, 2021

7/10

This was a good movie, and I enjoyed it. However, I don’t expect I will ever watch it a second time. In a way, it felt like I had already seen it. And I get why: the experiences of women, even celebrity women, often mirror each other when it comes to strict fathers, as=busive first husbands, and so on. The reason we have cliches is that a lot of stuff that happens is so common it becomes a cliche. I only wish the movie had surprised me once in a while when it came to the two-dimensional portrayal of those characters. There were a few little surprises like that: the change in Aretha’s reaction to the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section backup band, a moment with her father late in the film, and a few other places. But mostly it all seemed familiar. But still, I like the movie and recommend it.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$55,000,000.00
Revenue
$31,217,372.00
Keywords
pop singerbiographyafrican american historyafrican americanafrican american musician