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2014

Get On Up

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

Credits

Director

Tate Taylor

Producers

Brian Grazer , Victoria Pearman , Tate Taylor

Writers

Jez Butterworth , John-Henry Butterworth , Steven Baigelman

Cinematographer

Stephen Goldblatt

Composer

Thomas Newman

Cast

Chadwick Boseman , Nelsan Ellis , Dan Aykroyd , Viola Davis , Lennie James , Fred Melamed , Jill Scott , Octavia Spencer , Nick Eversman , Tika Sumpter

Studios

Universal Pictures , Imagine Entertainment , Jagged Films

Genres

Drama Music History

External

IMDb

Posters

5
Get On Up (2014) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
Get On Up (2014) international poster - US
US international
Get On Up (2014) character poster - US
US character
Get On Up (2014) teaser poster - US
US teaser
Get On Up (2014) imax poster - US
US imax

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