Get On Up (Fathom)

  • Rated PG 13
  • 2hr 20m
  • 71

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  • Trailer for Get On Up
  • Clip: James talks to his Mom
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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Tate Taylor

Producer:

Brian Grazer, Mick Jagger, Victoria Pearman

Writer:

Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth

Release Date:

Feb 23, 2021

Runtime:

2hr 20m

Synopsis

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

Cast

  • Chadwick Boseman
  • Nelsan Ellis
  • Dan Aykroyd
  • Viola Davis
  • Lennie James
  • Fred Melamed
  • Craig Robinson
  • Jill Scott
  • Octavia Spencer
  • Josh Hopkins

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Metacritic

71
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Based on 44 Critics
7.0

USER SCORE (80)

Generally favorable reviews based on 80 Reviews
56
Jul 30, 2014

Taylor’s film so egregiously picks and chooses from Brown’s life that the result is a holey and unsatisfying document that fails to give due respect to much of the singer’s life (especially the more unsavory stuff).

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Kate Erbland
Film.com
70
Jul 28, 2014

In Chadwick Boseman, it has a galvanic core, a performance that transcends impersonation and reverberates long after the screen goes dark.

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Metacritic review by Sheri Linden
Sheri Linden
The Hollywood Reporter
88
Jul 28, 2014

Get on Up belongs, as it must, to Boseman, who delivers the kind of charisma, showmanship, sex appeal, and tireless energy that allows us to believe him as the Hardest Working Man in Show Business.

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Metacritic review by Alonso Duralde
Alonso Duralde
TheWrap
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