Get on Up

2014 "The Funk Don't Quit"

Get on Up

6.9 | 2h19m | PG-13 | en | Drama

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

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6.9 | 2h19m | PG-13 | en | Drama , Music

Synopsis

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

Cast

Chadwick Boseman , Nelsan Ellis , Dan Aykroyd

Director

Jesse Rosenthal

Producted By

Imagine Entertainment , Universal Pictures

Trailers

Cast

Chadwick Boseman

as James Brown

[2021] Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist [2020] Da 5 Bloods [2020] Between the World and Me [2020] Ma Rainey's Black Bottom [2020] Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King [2020] Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen [2019] 21 Bridges [2019] Avengers: Endgame [2018] Black Panther

Nelsan Ellis

as Bobby Byrd

[2017] Little Boxes [2017] True to the Game [2015] The Stanford Prison Experiment [2014] Get on Up [2013] The Reluctant Fundamentalist [2010] Secretariat [2009] The Soloist [2008] Young @ Heart [2008] True Blood

Dan Aykroyd

as Ben Bart

[2021] Ghostbusters: Afterlife [2020] Hotel Paranormal [2020] Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters [2020] Belushi [2019] Defend, Conserve, Protect [2016] Ghostheads [2015] Pixels [2015] Being Canadian [2015] I Am Chris Farley