Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Moderate
The story
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
- vietnam war
- 1970s
- biography
- south carolina
- singer
- breaking the fourth wall
- domestic violence
- songwriter
- 1980s
- 1950s
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Lennie James — Joe Brown
- Fred Melamed — Syd Nathan
- Jill Scott — DeeDee Brown
- Octavia Spencer — Aunt Honey
- Nick Eversman — Mick Jagger
- Tika Sumpter — Yvonne Fair
- James DuMont — Corporal Dooley
- Billy Slaughter — Pool Cleaner
- Ritchie Montgomery — Warden
- Craig Robinson — Maceo Parker
- Brandon Mychal Smith — Little Richard
- Directed
- Tate Taylor
Production
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 580 ratings
- Studio
- Jagged Films, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures
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