---
title: 'Get on Up (2014)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tate Taylor'
released: '2014-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 139
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/get-on-up-2014'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2473602/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Get on Up (2014)

2014 · 139 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Get On Up is a 2014 American biographical musical film directed by Tate Taylor and written by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth. Produced by Brian Grazer, Mick Jagger, and Taylor and Victoria Pearman, the film stars an ensemble cast featuring Chadwick Boseman as singer James Brown, Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd, Dan Aykroyd as Ben Bart, Viola Davis as Susie Brown, Craig Robinson as Maceo Parker, and Octavia Spencer as Aunt Honey. Using a nonlinear narrative, it follows James's stream of consciousness as he recalls events from his life in an asynchronous manner, occasionally breaking the fourth wall to address the audience. This is the third collaboration between Aunjanue Ellis and Nelsan Ellis after The Express: The Ernie Davis Story and The Help.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tate Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/tate-taylor)
- **Screenplay:** [Jez Butterworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/jez-butterworth)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Thomas Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-newman)
- **Producer:** [Elizabeth Banks](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-banks)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stephen Goldblatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-goldblatt)
- **Editor:** [Michael McCusker](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mccusker)

## Cast

- [Tika Sumpter](https://cinepixo.com/people/tika-sumpter)
- [Lennie James](https://cinepixo.com/people/lennie-james)
- [Nick Eversman](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-eversman)
- [Dan Aykroyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-aykroyd)
- [Black Thought](https://cinepixo.com/people/black-thought)
- [Keith Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-robinson)
- [Chadwick Boseman](https://cinepixo.com/people/chadwick-boseman)
- [Jill Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/jill-scott)
- [Brandon Mychal Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/brandon-mychal-smith)
- [Octavia Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/octavia-spencer)
- [Craig Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-robinson-2)
- [Viola Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/viola-davis)
- [Josh Hopkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-hopkins)
- [Aloe Blacc](https://cinepixo.com/people/aloe-blacc)
- [Nelsan Ellis](https://cinepixo.com/people/nelsan-ellis)

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Official site: http://www.getonupmovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/get-on-up-2014
Film facts: Wikidata (Q15726752); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.