The Best Aretha Franklin Movies, Ranked
24 credits from 1968 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Blues Brothers (1980) with $115M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Aretha Franklin Box Office Hits
Aretha Franklin's films have made $142M worldwide in total. The Blues Brothers (1980) is the biggest hit at $115M, ahead of Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) ($14.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Aretha Franklin Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Aretha Franklin has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Biography leads with 1 films, and Muscle Shoals (2013) is the pick of them.
The Best Aretha Franklin Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Aretha Franklin's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2010s.
The Latest Aretha Franklin Movies
The most recent films Aretha Franklin is credited on, newest first — starting with Muscle Shoals (2013). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
The Best Aretha Franklin Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Aretha Franklin films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Aretha Franklin movie?
The Blues Brothers (1980) made the most at the box office, with $115M worldwide, followed by Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) with $14.1M. Together, Aretha Franklin's films with box office figures have made $142M.
What is the best Aretha Franklin biography movie?
Muscle Shoals (2013) is the best-rated of Aretha Franklin's biography films. In other genres: Tom Dowd & the Language of Music (music), Blues Brothers 2000 (comedy) and The Blues Brothers (action).
What is the newest Aretha Franklin movie?
The newest film on Aretha Franklin's filmography is WHAM! (2023), with Aretha Franklin as Self (archive footage).
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