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Chronicle of funk legend James Brown, his rise from poverty to become the Godfather of Soul and one of music's...
Chronicle of funk legend James Brown, his rise from poverty to become the Godfather of Soul and one of music's most influential artists. From the director of The Help. Chadwick Boseman (42) plays Brown, starring alongside Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Dan Aykroyd and Craig Robinson.
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80 %167 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
68 %25,446 reviewsAudience score rating
"Get On Up is at once the most unconventional biopic I’ve ever seen, and a shaggy composite of all of them. The only real difference is James Brown - but what a difference James Brown makes."
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Flicks
Flicks"Boseman is an empathic presence, and nothing he does smacks of mimicry."
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Variety
Variety"So much of Get on Up is uncannily perfect... You have to see this thing."
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Time Out
Time Out"It whirls and does splits and jumps, with leaps around in time and changes in tempo that are jarring and abrupt and that usually feel just right."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"The energy never flags, the film conveys a deep love of Brown’s music (which fills almost every scene), and Boseman remains magnetic whether onstage or in quiet moments."
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The Dissolve
The Dissolve"When Boseman shows us Brown doing his thing onstage, the movie comes alive."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"In Chadwick Boseman, it has a galvanic core, a performance that transcends impersonation and reverberates long after the screen goes dark."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterGet On Up | Details
- Rating
- M, Violence, offensive language, drug use and sex scenes
- Runtime
- 139
- Genre
- Drama, Music, True Story & Biography
- Country of origin
- USA
