Get on Up

Get on Up (2014)

The Funk Don't Quit

Drama Music History

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

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  • Release Date: 2014-08-01
  • Runtime: 2h 19min
  • Director: Tate Taylor

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    Cast

    • Chadwick Boseman

      James Brown

    • Nelsan Ellis

      Bobby Byrd

    • Dan Aykroyd

      Ben Bart

    • Viola Davis

      Susie Brown

    • Lennie James

      Joe Brown

    • Fred Melamed

      Syd Nathan

    • Jill Scott

      DeeDee Brown

    • Octavia Spencer

      Aunt Honey

    • Nick Eversman

      Mick Jagger

    • Tika Sumpter

      Yvonne Fair

    • James DuMont

      Corporal Dooley

    • Billy Slaughter

      Pool Cleaner

    • Ritchie Montgomery

      Warden

    • Craig Robinson

      Maceo Parker

    • Brandon Mychal Smith

      Little Richard

    • Aloe Blacc

      Nafloyd Scott

    • Josh Hopkins

      Ralph Bass

    • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

      Vicki Anderson

    • Tariq Trotter

      Pee Wee Ellis

    • Keith D. Robinson

      Baby Roy

    • Stacey Scowley

      Penelope White

    • Liz Mikel

      Gertrude Sanders

    • Julius Tennon

      Grandpa Byrd

    • Allison Janney

      Kathy

    • John Benjamin Hickey

      Richard

    • J.D. Evermore

      Seminar Presenter

    • Carol Lee

      Mavis

    • Cleta Elaine Ellington

      Shirley Buell

    • Jim Gleason

      Insurance Salesman

    • Ahna O'Reilly

      Reporter

    • Antonius Charles

      Black Infantryman

    • Donald Watkins

      Black Infantryman

    • Corey Sorenson

      Pilot

    • Hunter Burke

      Soldier

    • Jamarion Scott

      Little James Brown

    • Jordan Scott

      Little James Brown

    • Rena DeAngelo

      Reno Reporter

    • Aakomon Jones

      Bobby Bennett

    • George Quinones

      Lynched Man

    • Aaron Jay Rome

      Frankie Avalon

    • Atkins Estimond

      Big Junior

    • Clyde Jones

      Daddy Grace

    • Michael Papajohn

      1949 Cop

    • Denzel Reed

      Big Kid

    • Phyllis Montana LeBlanc

      Mrs. Byrd

    • Taura Cherne

      Sarah Byrd

    • Kirk Bovill

      Announcer

    • Cariella Smith

      Diner Waitress

    • Jacinte Blankenship

      Velma Brown

    • Sandra DeNise

      Female in Audience

    • Sheldon Frett

      Susie's Soldier

    • Mario J. Radford

      JB Chauffeur

    • Joe T. Blankenship

      Alan Leeds

    • Randy Smith

      Minder

    • Alvin Edney II

      Teddy Brown

    • Adrien Scott Robinson

      Little Christmas Boy

    • Elliott June Rogers

      Little Christmas Girl

    • Jamell Richardson

      Jimmy Nolen

    • Jason Davis

      Mayor White

    • Justin Hall

      Bootsy

    • David Carzell

      Catfish

    • Dominic Thigpen

      Chicken

    • Matt Thompson

      1949 Cop

    • Aaron J. Brooks

      Insurance Agent

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