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6.8A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
Released: 2014-08-01139 minDir: Tate TaylorDrama, Music, HistoryBudget: $30.0MBox office: $33.4M
Cast
- Chadwick Boseman as James Brown
- Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd
- Dan Aykroyd as Ben Bart
- Viola Davis as Susie Brown
- Lennie James as Joe Brown
- Fred Melamed as Syd Nathan
Themes
- vietnam war
- 1970s
- biography
- south carolina
- singer
- breaking the fourth wall
- domestic violence
- songwriter
- 1980s
- 1950s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Tate Taylor
- Screenwriter
- Jez Butterworth
- Cast member
- Black Thought
- Composer
- Thomas Newman
- Producer
- Elizabeth Banks
- Production company
- Imagine Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Stephen Goldblatt
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Duration
- 139
- FilmAffinity ID
- 781080
- Performer
- James Brown
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.getonupmovie.com
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- publication date
- 2014-01-01
- title
- Get on Up
- film editor
- Michael McCusker
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 71/100
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Gallery (5)
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