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Get on Up (2014)

Get on Up (2014)

PG-13 139 minutes EN Drama , Music
The Funk Don't Quit
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
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Chadwick Boseman
James Brown
Nelsan Ellis
Bobby Byrd
Dan Aykroyd
Ben Bart
Viola Davis
Susie Brown
Lennie James
Joe Brown
Fred Melamed
Syd Nathan
Jill Scott
DeeDee Brown
Octavia Spencer
Aunt Honey
Nick Eversman
Mick Jagger
Tika Sumpter
Yvonne Fair
James DuMont
Corporal Dooley
Billy Slaughter
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Production companies: Jagged Films, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Production countries: United States of America
Budget: $30,000,000
Revenue: $33,448,971

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