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Get On Up

  • 6.9 /10

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  • 80%

Plot

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

Cast

Chadwick Boseman as James Brown
Chadwick Boseman

as James Brown

Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd
Nelsan Ellis

as Bobby Byrd

Dan Aykroyd as Ben Bart
Dan Aykroyd

as Ben Bart

Viola Davis as Susie Brown
Viola Davis

as Susie Brown

Lennie James as Joe Brown
Lennie James

as Joe Brown

Fred Melamed as Syd Nathan
Fred Melamed

as Syd Nathan

Jill Scott as DeeDee Brown
Jill Scott

as DeeDee Brown

Octavia Spencer as Aunt Honey
Octavia Spencer

as Aunt Honey

Nick Eversman as Mick Jagger
Nick Eversman

as Mick Jagger

Tika Sumpter as Yvonne Fair
Tika Sumpter

as Yvonne Fair

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG-13

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • August 1, 2014

Production Companies

  • Jagged Films

  • Imagine Entertainment

  • Universal Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $30,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $33,448,971.00

Runtime

  • 2.32 hrs

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Reviews

Chadwick Boseman is terrific, but 'Get on Up' is missing something that would make it a great biopic. I still very much enjoyed it, I always tend to find biographical films interesting - especially when I don't know too much about the person(s) in question, as is the case with James Brown here; I've always known of him and his major songs, but that's about it. Boseman leads strongl…