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  1. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/06/24 Full Review Jonathan G "Get On Up" is a thunderous yet conventional biopic. The film would jump randomly through different decades in a ...

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      James Brown (Chadwick Boseman) was born in extreme poverty...

  2. Get on Up is a thoroughly entertaining drama with Boseman shining at its center. Full Review | Oct 22, 2021. As a biography, it glosses over a lot, but goes to the heart of Brown's charisma, his ...

  3. Get on Up: Directed by Tate Taylor. With Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis. A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

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    • Biography, Drama, Music
    • Tate Taylor
    • 2014-08-01
  4. 71. Metascore. 44 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com. 100. Time Richard Corliss. In 2007, Jamie Foxx won Best Actor for his subtle performance as Ray Charles. Boseman exceeds that solid standard. Incarnating James Brown in all his ornery uniqueness, he deserves a Pulitzer, a Nobel and instant election to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 90.

  5. Budget. $30 million [2] Box office. $33.4 million [3] Get On Up is a 2014 American biographical musical film about the life of singer James Brown and is directed by Tate Taylor and written by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth. Produced by Brian Grazer, Mick Jagger, Taylor and Victoria Pearman, the film stars an ensemble cast featuring Chadwick ...

  6. Aug 1, 2014 · Get On Up. The opening scene of the James Brown biopic “Get On Up” plays like a bad Dave Chappelle skit. Please beg my indulgence as I describe it. A woman is shown sitting on the toilet, her biological activities intercut with a drugged-out James Brown driving to an office building he owns. Dressed in a hideous green track suit, Brown ...

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  8. Jul 28, 2014 · Film Review: ‘Get On Up’. Chadwick Boseman triumphs as James Brown in Tate Taylor's sturdy but sanitized take on the Godfather of Soul. Is it possible for a single movie to capture James Brown ...

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