Top billed cast

1. 

   Chadwick Boseman

   James Brown

2. 

   Nelsan Ellis

   Bobby Byrd

3. 

   Dan Aykroyd

   Ben Bart

4. 

   Viola Davis

   Susie Brown

5. 

   Lennie James

   Joe Brown

6. 

   Fred Melamed

   Syd Nathan

7. 

   Jill Scott

   DeeDee Brown

8. 

   Octavia Spencer

   Aunt Honey

9. 

   Nick Eversman

   Mick Jagger

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Reviews

A review by r96sk

Written by r96sk on 2020-10-25

Chadwick Boseman is terrific, but 'Get on Up' is missing something that would make it a great biopic.

I still very much enjoyed it, I always tend to find biographical films interesting - especially when I don't know too much about the person(s) in question, as is the case with James Brown here; I've always known of him and his major songs, but that's about it.

Boseman leads strongly, carrying the film really. That's not to say he's alone in terms of the onscreen talent, as there are others who I liked. Dan Aykroyd is solid, while Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis are welcomed cast...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$30,000,000.00

Revenue
$33,448,971.00

Keywords

• vietnam war
• 1970s
• biography
• south carolina
• singer
• breaking the fourth wall
• domestic violence
• songwriter
• 1980s
• 1950s
• soul music
• non linear
• african american entertainer