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Get On Up

Get On Up2014

★6.8139 minDramaMusicHistory

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

Director

Writer

John-Henry Butterworth Jez Butterworth Steven Baigelman

Score

Thomas Newman James Brown

Stars

Chadwick Boseman Nelsan Ellis Dan Aykroyd

Cast64

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

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