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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