Chadwick Boseman (front center) stars in GET ON UP, a film directed by Tate Taylor. Photo credit: D. Stevens. Image © 2014 and courtesy Universal Pictures. All rights reserved.
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Get on Up (2014)
Also Known As: Get on Up: The James Brown Story
Opened: 08/01/2014 Wide
| Wide | 08/01/2014 | |
| Harkins | 08/01/2014 - 09/11/2014 | 42 days |
| Arclight/LA | 08/01/2014 - 08/21/2014 | 21 days |
| AMC Deer Valley | 08/01/2014 - 08/14/2014 | 14 days |
| Showcase Lowell | 08/01/2014 - 08/14/2014 | 14 days |
| Methuen 20 | 08/01/2014 - 08/14/2014 | 14 days |
| The Landmark | 08/01/2014 - 08/14/2014 | 14 days |
| Claremont 5 | 08/01/2014 - 08/14/2014 | 14 days |
| NoHo 7 | 08/01/2014 - 08/14/2014 | 14 days |
| Music Hall 3 | 08/22/2014 - 09/04/2014 | 14 days |
| Quad Cinema | 09/26/2014 - 10/09/2014 | 14 days |
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Genre: Biographical Drama
Rated: PG-13 for sexual content, drug use, some strong language, and violent situations.
The funk don't quit.
Synopsis
In his follow-up to the four-time Academy Award®-nominated blockbuster The Help, Tate Taylor directs 42's Chadwick Boseman as James Brown in Get on Up. Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. Boseman is joined in the drama by Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, Craig Robinson, Octavia Spencer, Lennie James, Tika Sumpter and Jill Scott.
Academy Award® winner Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, 8 Mile) produces for Imagine Entertainment, with Mick Jagger and Victoria Pearman (Shine a Light) producing under their Jagged Films banner. Imagine's Erica Huggins (Flightplan) also serves as a producer on Get on Up, while Taylor produces under his Wyolah Films label. Peter Afterman, Trish Hofmann, Jez Butterworth, John Butterworth, John Norris and Anna Culp serve as executive producers.
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