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Get on Up

68 %|Aug 1, 2014|Drama, Music

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

Featured Crew

John-Henry Butterworth
Screenplay
Jez Butterworth
Screenplay
Tate Taylor
Director
Steven Baigelman
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Danny Epper
Stunts
Trish Hofmann
Executive Producer
Michael McCusker
Editor
Victoria Pearman
Producer

Cast

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Chadwick Boseman
James Brown
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Nelsan Ellis
Bobby Byrd
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Dan Aykroyd
Ben Bart
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Viola Davis
Susie Brown
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Lennie James
Joe Brown
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Fred Melamed
Syd Nathan
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Jill Scott
DeeDee Brown
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Octavia Spencer
Aunt Honey
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Nick Eversman
Mick Jagger
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Tika Sumpter
Yvonne Fair
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James DuMont
Corporal Dooley
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Billy Slaughter
Pool Cleaner
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Ritchie Montgomery
Warden
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Craig Robinson
Maceo Parker
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Brandon Mychal Smith
Little Richard
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Aloe Blacc
Nafloyd Scott
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Josh Hopkins
Ralph Bass
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Vicki Anderson
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Tariq Trotter
Pee Wee Ellis
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Keith D. Robinson
Baby Roy
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Stacey Scowley
Penelope White
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Liz Mikel
Gertrude Sanders
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Julius Tennon
Grandpa Byrd
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Allison Janney
Kathy
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John Benjamin Hickey
Richard
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J.D. Evermore
Seminar Presenter
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Carol Lee
Mavis
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Cleta Elaine Ellington
Shirley Buell
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Jim Gleason
Insurance Salesman
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Ahna O'Reilly
Reporter
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Antonius Charles
Black Infantryman
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Donald Watkins
Black Infantryman
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Corey Sorenson
Pilot
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Hunter Burke
Soldier
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Jamarion Scott
Little James Brown
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Jordan Scott
Little James Brown
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Rena DeAngelo
Reno Reporter
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Aakomon Jones
Bobby Bennett
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George Quinones
Lynched Man
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Aaron Jay Rome
Frankie Avalon
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Atkins Estimond
Big Junior
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Clyde Jones
Daddy Grace
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Michael Papajohn
1949 Cop
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Denzel Reed
Big Kid
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Phyllis Montana LeBlanc
Mrs. Byrd
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Taura Cherne
Sarah Byrd
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Kirk Bovill
Announcer
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Cariella Smith
Diner Waitress
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Jacinte Blankenship
Velma Brown
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Sandra DeNise
Female in Audience
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Sheldon Frett
Susie's Soldier
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Mario J. Radford
JB Chauffeur
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Joe T. Blankenship
Alan Leeds
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Randy Smith
Minder
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Alvin Edney II
Teddy Brown
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Adrien Scott Robinson
Little Christmas Boy
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Elliott June Rogers
Little Christmas Girl
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Jamell Richardson
Jimmy Nolen
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Jason Davis
Mayor White
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Justin Hall
Bootsy
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David Carzell
Catfish
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Dominic Thigpen
Chicken
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Matt Thompson
1949 Cop
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Aaron J. Brooks
Insurance Agent