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  1. 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.

  2. Aug 1, 2014 · 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.

    • (26K)
    • Biography, Drama, Music
    • Tate Taylor
    • 2014-08-01
  3. James Brown (Chadwick Boseman) was born in extreme poverty in 1933 South Carolina and survived abandonment, abuse and jail to become one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century....

    • (171)
    • Tate Taylor
    • PG-13
    • Chadwick Boseman
  4. Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, Get On Up gives a fearless look inside the music, moves, and moods of James Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.

  5. Mar 13, 2014 · Get On Up Official Trailer #1 (2014) - James Brown Biography HD A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

    • 3 min
    • 1.2M
    • Rotten Tomatoes Trailers
  6. Aug 1, 2014 · A life as rich and complicated as Brown’s would require an HBO series. Here was a man who wrote civil rights anthems and suffered through a Jim Crow South, yet who considered former segregationist Strom Thurmond a grandfather figure. Exploring complexities like that aren’t always doable in a short time.

  7. Summaries. A chronicle of James Brown 's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history. On route to the stage, singer James Brown recalls a life with a turbulent childhood where music was his only constructive release for his passions.