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Aretha Franklin

Actor · 43 credits · 9 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Blues Brothers (1980)

Frequent collaborators: James Brown, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Mary J. Blige, Elton John

Movies (43 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Blues Brothers

    1980 · ★ 7.7 (4,641 votes)

    Music, Comedy, Crime

    1

  2. Muscle Shoals

    2013 · ★ 7.2 (70 votes)

    Documentary, History, Music

    2

  3. Amazing Grace

    2018 · ★ 7.2 (107 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    3

  4. Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

    2018 · ★ 7.1 (37 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    4

  5. The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

    2009 · ★ 7.9 (18 votes)

    Music

    5

  6. Led Zeppelin Played Here

    2014 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    6

  7. VH1: Divas Live

    1998 · ★ 7.9 (14 votes)

    Music, TV Movie

    7

  8. Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years

    2004 · ★ 9.8 (5 votes)

    Music, History, Drama

    8

  9. Aretha Franklin: Respect

    2018

    Documentary, Music

    9

  10. The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story

    2010 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    10

  11. Aretha Franklin: The Legendary Concertgebouw Concert Amsterdam 1968

    1968

    Music

    11

  12. George Michael - Twenty Five

    2006 · ★ 7.1 (8 votes)

    Music

    12

  13. The Apollo

    2019 · ★ 6.4 (19 votes)

    Documentary

    13

  14. American Dream: Detroit

    2018

    Documentary

    14

  15. George Michael Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael

    1999 · ★ 8.4 (5 votes)

    Music

    15

  16. Aretha Franklin: Duets

    1993 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Music, Documentary, TV Movie

    16

  17. Sam Cooke: Legend

    2003 · ★ 7.2 (3 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    17

  18. Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular

    2001

    Documentary, Music

    18

  19. Tom Dowd & The Language of Music

    2004 · ★ 7.4 (11 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    19

  20. VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin

    2001

    Music

    20

  21. Aretha Franklin - Live at Park West 1985

    1999 · ★ 6.2 (3 votes)

    Music

    21

  22. Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built

    2007 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul

    1988

    Documentary, TV Movie

    23

  24. Queens of Soul at the BBC

    2015 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    24

  25. George Michael: Portrait of an Artist

    2023 · ★ 6.7 (7 votes)

    Documentary

    25

  26. Aretha Franklin - Live in Paris

    1977 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    26

  27. They All Came Out to Montreux

    2023 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    27

  28. Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music)

    2019

    Music, Documentary

    28

  29. Aretha Franklin, soul sister

    2020 · ★ 8.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Music, TV Movie

    29

  30. The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me

    1982 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.