Nelsan Ellis

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.

A journalist (Robert Downey Jnr) helps a homeless, schizophrenic, classically-trained cellist (Jamie Foxx) get back on his feet in this true-story drama from the director of Atonement.