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1. Respect (2021)
PG-13 | 145 min | Biography, Drama, Music
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.
Director: Liesl Tommy | Stars: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Tituss Burgess
Votes: 17,852
2.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
D'oh Canada
(2019)
TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy
Lisa is mistakenly given political asylum in Canada during a family trip to Niagara Falls.
Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Matthew Nastuk | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 1,031
3.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: Respect
(2021)
TV-14 | 57 min | Biography, Drama, History
Aretha Louise Franklin's relationship with her preacher father C.L. Franklin from a young girl through to adulthood, her marriage to her agent/husband Ted White, as well as her introduction to music producer Jerry Wexler are portrayed.
Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 395
4.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: Until the Real Thing Comes Along
(2021)
TV-14 | 47 min | Biography, Drama, History
Aretha politely tells her father she doesn't need financial support, nor to sing at his engagements. Ted White and her father both try to usurp control over her which leaves Aretha with difficult but necessary choices she needs to make.
Director: Neema Barnette | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 242
5.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: Do Right Woman
(2021)
TV-14 | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History
Aretha juggles her music career and her commitment to the civil rights movement; Little Re leaves behind her newborn child to return to the Gospel Circuit in 1955, meeting with music legends James Cleveland and Little Sammie Bryant.
Director: Neema Barnette | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 206
6.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: Unforgettable
(2021)
TV-14 | 44 min | Biography, Drama, History
Aretha is featured on the cover of Time magazine in 1968, but she's devastated when the article focuses on the scandalous details of her personal life; Barbara Franklin and Young C.L. Franklin struggle to establish themselves in Memphis.
Director: Bille Woodruff | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 207
7.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: Young, Gifted and Black
(2021)
TV-14 | 48 min | Biography, Drama, History
Aretha Franklin records her protest album "Young, Gifted and Black," while Little Re loses her mother.
Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 195
8.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: Amazing Grace
(2021)
TV-14 | 51 min | Biography, Drama, History
Aretha records her album "Amazing Grace" in an older James Cleveland's church; while Little Re discovers that she's pregnant with her second child.
Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 203
9.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: Chain of Fools
(2021)
TV-14 | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History
Aretha steals an opportunity from her sister Carolyn; she receives a Grammy nomination but is ultimately snubbed from winning the award; she meets with Arista founder Clive Davis; Jerry Wexler leaves Atlantic Records.
Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 181
10.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: No One Sleeps
(2021)
TV-14 | 45 min | Biography, Drama, History
Despite significant emotional losses, Aretha pushes herself artistically and triumphs; she begins a career at Arista with the help of Clive Davis, and in a Grammy performance in 1998, she solidifies her eternal reign as the Queen of Soul.
Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 195