Get on Up

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biographical film drama film film

Get on Up is a 2014 biographical drama film about the life and career of soul music legend James Brown.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biographical film → drama film → film →
basedOn	life of James Brown →
characterRole	Chadwick Boseman as James Brown → Dan Aykroyd as Ben Bart → Jill Scott as DeeDee Brown → Lennie James as Joe Brown → Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd → Octavia Spencer as Aunt Honey → Viola Davis as Susie Brown →
cinematography	Stephen Goldblatt →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
depictsGenre	funk music → soul music →
director	Tate Taylor →
distributor	Universal Pictures →
editor	Michael McCusker →
filmingLocation	Jackson, Mississippi → Mississippi →
genre	biographical drama → musical film →
mainSubject	James Brown →
mpaaRating	PG-13 →
musicBy	Thomas Newman →
notableAwardNomination	Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Chadwick Boseman (cast ensemble) →
originalLanguage	English →
portrays	James Brown's music career → James Brown's rise from poverty → soul music scene →
producer	Brian Grazer → Mick Jagger → Tate Taylor →
productionCompany	Imagine Entertainment →
releaseDate	2014-08-01 →
releaseYear	2014 →
runningTime	139 minutes →
screenwriter	Jez Butterworth → John-Henry Butterworth → Steven Baigelman →
setInPeriod	mid-20th century →
starredActor	Chadwick Boseman → Dan Aykroyd → Jill Scott → Lennie James → Nelsan Ellis → Octavia Spencer → Viola Davis →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chadwick Boseman →	notableWork