A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
Get on Up is of 2 hour(s) and 19 minute(s). It is Produced By: Jagged Films, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures. It was released on 2014-08-01. It has the tagline: The Funk Don't Quit It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
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Upwardly-mobile executive Jane uncovers evidence that that her high powered boss may have been murdered, prompting the corporation to dispatch a "crisis manager" to ensure that the truth never gets out. Now, trapped in an elevator during a holiday weekend, Jane realizes that she must climb for her life to avoid taking a fatal plunge.
It has an average vote of 4.6 on TMDB.
Lucy is hired to write the script for a remake of a holiday movie. She joins a tour of the grounds and when she knocks an hourglass over, she finds herself transported back in time to 1946.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
A small-time con man on the run from the gangster-husband of his girlfriend hides out in a strange, brooding mansion run by two mysterious women, where he finds himself trapped in deception between the two women.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
Taking its title from a popular 1960s dance craze, this digital video comedy concerns the exploits of a particularly odd fictional talk-show host, portrayed by real-life French talk-show sensation Edouard Baer. Baer -- who also directed and co-wrote the film -- plays a sarcastic TV personality who decides to gather together the panel members from his live show before they shoot the program so that they have a chance to rehearse. To this end, the absurd group -- including a lawyer, a transvestite, and a grown woman who acts like a child -- rents a villa for a month. It doesn't take long for resentment to fester among the motley crew.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
A socially awkward workaholic resigns on a whim and then contemplates her new future in a Groningen village full of eccentrics while wrapping the local bachelors around her finger.
A bullied young girl meets an unlikely savior.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.
It has an average vote of 6.789 on TMDB.
A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer. A fictional character is introduced in the form of a young conservatory student and aspiring composer named Anna Holtz. The mercurial Beethoven is skeptical that a woman might become involved in his masterpiece but slowly comes to trust in Anna's assistance and in the end becomes quite fond of her. By the time the piece is performed, her presence in his life is an absolute necessity. Her deep understanding of his work is such that she even corrects mistakes he has made, while her passionate personality opens a door into his private world.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
A young woman dreams of making it big in the world of hip hop, but her parents demand that she finish her university degree. She dutifully agrees to complete her education, but her spoken word proves to have a powerful impact in the classroom.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
A young woman is catapulted into pop stardom, with her already-famous DJ boyfriend calling the shots.
It has an average vote of 4.404 on TMDB.
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
It has an average vote of 7.447 on TMDB.
A famous opera singer is held hostage in South America by a guerrilla rebel group after performing at a Japanese businessman's lavish birthday party. Unexpected bonds are forged in the standoff that ensues.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
A quick witted young man from the streets of South Central must rush a lily-white USC fraternity to recover a stash of stolen money.
It has an average vote of 5.663 on TMDB.
Quotas for women, parking spaces for women, online shopping, small talk and gossip. Software developer Erol, porta-potty rep Lars, and commercial pilot Helmut are licking the wounds of their masculinity – a female-free zone is what’s needed! In the boiler room of their recently built housing complex, the three stressed husbands create a secret refuge where they can watch football, eat fast-food, drink beer and curse the opposite sex undisturbed. When Aykut, the complex’s facility manager, discovers their last bastion of masculinity, he threatens to close it down. One thing is for sure, the men are not going to give up their little slice of paradise without a fight. Based on the stage play bearing the same name, director Franziska Meyer Price allows men to return to rebellious ladhood.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
A love story situated in the Himalayas. A Buddhist monk can't choose between life and the way of the Buddha.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
After years of caring exclusively for the needs of her husband and children, Agnes, a devoted housewife living in a small town near New York, has found something she really enjoys doing: solving puzzles.
It has an average vote of 6.551 on TMDB.
Jay is a man with a secret who travels from Britain to Pakistan to attend a wedding—armed with duct tape, a shotgun, and a plan to kidnap the bride-to-be. Jay and his hostage end up on the run across the border and through the railway stations, back alleys, and black markets of New Delhi.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
Years after their successful restaurant review tour of Northern Britain, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are commissioned for a new tour in Italy.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.
It has an average vote of 6.436 on TMDB.
