Watch Get on Up HD Movie Online Free Get on Up is a 2014 American biographical drama film about the life of singer James Brown directed by Tate Taylor and written by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth.The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Chadwick Boseman as Brown, Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd, Dan Aykroyd as Ben Bart, Viola Davis as Susie Brown, Keith Robinson as Baby Roy, and Octavia Spencer as Aunt Honey. The film was released on August 1, 2014. toolbar builder toolbar builder Movie Details: Directed by: Tate Taylor Produced by: Brian Grazer,Mick Jagger,Tate Taylor,Victoria Pearman, Screenplay by: Jez Butterworth,John-Henry Butterworth, Story by: Steven Baigelman,Jez Butterworth,John-Henry Butterworth, Starring: Chadwick Boseman,Nelsan Ellis,Dan Aykroyd,Viola Davis, Keith Robinson,Octavia Spencer, Music by : Thomas Newman,Cinematography Stephen Goldblatt, Edited by: Michael McCusker Production company : Imagine Entertainment