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Get on Up

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

2014 |2h 19m |  Drama, Music

Videos

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

cast

Lennie James

Joe Brown

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Fred Melamed

Syd Nathan

cast

Jill Scott

DeeDee Brown

cast

Octavia Spencer

Aunt Honey

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Nick Eversman

Mick Jagger

cast

Tika Sumpter

Yvonne Fair

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James DuMont

Corporal Dooley

cast

Billy Slaughter

Pool Cleaner

cast

Ritchie Montgomery

Warden

cast

Craig Robinson

Maceo Parker

cast

Brandon Mychal Smith

Little Richard

cast

Aloe Blacc

Nafloyd Scott

cast

Josh Hopkins

Ralph Bass

cast

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Vicki Anderson

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Tariq Trotter

Pee Wee Ellis

cast

Keith D. Robinson

Baby Roy

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Stacey Scowley

Penelope White

cast

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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Jim Gleason

Insurance Salesman

cast

Ahna O'Reilly

Reporter

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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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Aakomon Jones

Bobby Bennett

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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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Kirk Bovill

Announcer

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Jacinte Blankenship

Velma Brown

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Sheldon Frett

Susie's Soldier

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Joe T. Blankenship

Alan Leeds

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Jason Davis

Mayor White

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David Carzell

Catfish

cast

Aaron J. Brooks

Insurance Agent

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$30,000,000.00

Revenue

$33,448,971.00