Get on Up

Get on Up

139 mins | Drama, Music | Aug. 1, 2014

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

Get on Up

139 mins | Drama, Music | Aug. 1, 2014

Get on Up
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Jagged Films
Original title Get on Up
Directors Cate Hardman, Tate Taylor
Writers John-Henry Butterworth, Steven Baigelman, Jez Butterworth

Cast

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

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

J.D. Evermore

as Seminar Presenter

Carol Lee

as Mavis

Cleta Elaine Ellington

as Shirley Buell

Jim Gleason

as Insurance Salesman

Ahna O'Reilly

as Reporter

Antonius Charles

as Black Infantryman

Donald Watkins

as Black Infantryman

Corey Sorenson

as Pilot

Hunter Burke

as Soldier

Jamarion Scott

as Little James Brown

Jordan Scott

as Little James Brown

Rena DeAngelo

as Reno Reporter

Aakomon Jones

as Bobby Bennett

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

Denzel Reed

as Big Kid

Taura Cherne

as Sarah Byrd

Kirk Bovill

as Announcer

Cariella Smith

as Diner Waitress

Jacinte Blankenship

as Velma Brown

Sandra DeNise

as Female in Audience

Sheldon Frett

as Susie's Soldier

Mario J. Radford

as JB Chauffeur

Joe T. Blankenship

as Alan Leeds

Randy Smith

as Minder

Alvin Edney II

as Teddy Brown

Adrien Scott Robinson

as Little Christmas Boy

Elliott June Rogers

as Little Christmas Girl

Jamell Richardson

as Jimmy Nolen

Jason Davis

as Mayor White

Justin Hall

as Bootsy

David Carzell

as Catfish

Dominic Thigpen

as Chicken

Matt Thompson

as 1949 Cop

Aaron J. Brooks

as Insurance Agent