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Get On Up

The Funk Don't Quit

6.8(592)20142h 19m3

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

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Status
Released
Budget
$30M
Box office
$33.4M
Language
English
  • vietnam war
  • 1970s
  • biography
  • south carolina
  • singer
  • breaking the fourth wall
  • domestic violence
  • songwriter
  • 1980s
  • 1950s
  • soul music
  • non linear

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Tate Taylor

Produced in

United States of America

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-131 Aug 2014
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical12A21 Nov 2014
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical30 Oct 2014
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical1 Aug 2014
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical20 Nov 2014
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical9 Oct 2014
  • BelgiumBE

    • Premiere14Gent International Film Festival16 Oct 2014
    • Theatrical144 Feb 2015
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival28 Sept 2014
    • Theatrical145 Feb 2015
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+13 Nov 2014
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical114 Dec 2014
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical24 Sept 2014
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical129 Oct 2014

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Get On Up was released on 1 August 2014.

Audience reviews

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  • R

    r96sk

    10/25/2020

    7/10

    Chadwick Boseman is terrific, but <em>'Get on Up'</em> 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 …

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