Get On Up (2014)

Get On Up

Release Date: August 1st, 2014

PG-13|2 hr. 18 min.

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Plot Summary

In his follow-up to the four-time Academy Award^®-nominated blockbuster The Help, Tate Taylor directs 42’s Chadwick Boseman as James Brown in 'Get on Up.'  Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20^th century.

Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, Lennie James, Fred Melamed, Craig Robinson, Jill Scott

Director: Tate Taylor

Genres: Biography, Docudrama

Distributor: Universal Pictures