Get on Up

2014 film by Tate Taylor
Movie film Q15726752
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Get on Up is a drama film, biographical film, and LGBTQ-related film [1][2][3][4].

Get on Up

Summary

Get on Up is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (652 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Get on Up's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Get on Up was directed by Tate Taylor[4].
  • Jez Butterworth wrote the screenplay for Get on Up[5].
  • Get on Up's composer is recorded as Thomas Newman[6].
  • Get on Up's genre is drama film[7].
  • Get on Up's genre is biographical film[8].
  • Get on Up's genre is LGBTQ-related film[9].
  • Get on Up followed Saving Mr. Banks[10].
  • A cast member of Get on Up was Chadwick Boseman[11].
  • A cast member of Get on Up was Craig Robinson[12].
  • A cast member of Get on Up was Dan Aykroyd[13].
  • A cast member of Get on Up was Jill Scott[14].
  • A cast member of Get on Up was Josh Hopkins[15].
  • A cast member of Get on Up was Keith Robinson[16].
  • A cast member of Get on Up was Lennie James[17].
  • A cast member of Get on Up was Nelsan Ellis[18].
  • A cast member of Get on Up was Nick Eversman[19].
  • A cast member of Get on Up was Octavia Spencer[20].
  • A cast member of Get on Up was Tika Sumpter[21].
  • A cast member of Get on Up was Viola Davis[22].
  • A cast member of Get on Up was Brandon Mychal Smith[23].
  • A cast member of Get on Up was Aloe Blacc[24].
  • A cast member of Get on Up was Q461762[25].
  • A cast member of Get on Up was Black Thought[26].
  • Get on Up was produced by Elizabeth Banks[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Get on Up was performed by James Brown[28]. It was produced by Elizabeth Banks[27]. It was directed by Tate Taylor[4]. Jez Butterworth wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Chadwick Boseman[11], Craig Robinson[12], Dan Aykroyd[13], Jill Scott[14], Josh Hopkins[15], and Keith Robinson[16].

Publication

Publication dates include October 9, 2014[29] and January 1, 2014[30]. The original language of Get on Up was English[31]. Genres include drama film[7], biographical film[8], and LGBTQ-related film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Reception

Reviews include 6.9/10[33], 80%[34], and 71/100[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Get on Up followed Saving Mr. Banks[10].

Why It Matters

Get on Up ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (652 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

References

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  29. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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