The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
Jennifer Hudson
Aretha Franklin
Forest Whitaker
C. L. Franklin
Marlon Wayans
Ted White
Audra McDonald
Barbara Franklin
Mary J. Blige
Dinah Washington
Marc Maron
Jerry Wexler
Tituss Burgess
Reverend Dr. James Cleveland
Saycon Sengbloh
Erma Franklin
Hailey Kilgore
Carolyn Franklin
Tate Donovan
John Hammond
Skye Dakota Turner
Aretha Franklin (young)
Heather Headley
Clara Ward
Leroy McClain
Cecil Franklin
Lodric D. Collins
Smokey Robinson
Brenda Nicole Moorer
Brenda Franklin
Brandon Gilpin
Teenager
Tangela Large
Grieving Mother
Albert Jones
Ken Cunningham
Myk Watford
Rick Hall
Gilbert Glenn Brown
Martin Luther King Jr.
Kimberly Scott
Mama Franklin
Peyton Jackson
Young Cecil
Nevaeh Moore
Young Carolyn
Victoria Paige Watkins
Teen #2
Christopher Daniel
Edward
Zach Strum
David Hood
Abri
Ted White's Prostitute (uncredited)
Liesl Tommy
Director
Jonathan Glickman
Producer
Harvey Mason Jr.
Scott Bernstein
Dec 12, 2008
Oct 22, 2009
Mar 1, 2019
Dec 18, 1973
Apr 20, 2021
Dec 10, 2001
Oct 11, 2024
May 16, 2008
Feb 10, 1979
Dec 20, 2022
Dec 25, 2024
Apr 11, 2024
Jun 22, 2022
Jun 18, 2014
Mar 21, 1997
Feb 5, 2016
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US
Bron Studios
CA
One Community
Chislehurst Entertainment
Harvey Mason Media
Glickmania
United States
Canada
English