Movie · Drama · Biography

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2014 · 2h 18m
Director Tate Taylor

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Get On Up

Drama

Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, Get On Up gives a fearless look inside the music, moves, and moods of James Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. Chadwick Boseman (42) stars as Brown, and is joined by Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Nelsan Ellis, Jill Scott, Craig Robinson, and Dan Aykroyd in the Tate Taylor directed drama.

COMMON SENSE

Entertaining, somewhat overlong biopic has edgy material.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.9
Reviews 167
Fresh 134
Rotten 33

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Studio
Universal Pictures
Released
2014
Run Time
2 hr 18 min
Rated
PG-13 for sexual content, drug use, some strong language, and violent situations.
Region of Origin
United States
© 2014 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.