Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown Reviews, Ratings, Box Office, Trailers, Runtime

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Positive Rating 75%

Average Rating 4.0/5

interesting musical historic substantial

Alex Gibneys Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown is an assured threading of the needle, slowly working its way to the sweet spot where the man and t .. Av Club

3.5

It makes sense that one documentary just scratches the surface of his legacy. Rogerebert

4.0

Its also the rare music documentary where the talking heads actually have something interesting to say and arent just there for their star power. Decider

3.0

Its great fun, though if you dont care for the singer or his music, chances are youll lose interest before the films over. Common Sense Media

5.0

Gibney doesnt try to paper over Browns personal shortcomings, which leaves us with the feeling that JB may have been an SOB to work for and anything b .. Sf Gate

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Release Date 18 JUN 2016

Run Time 2 HOURS 0 MINUTE

Language

English

Genre

Documentary , Music , Biography

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CAST & CREW

Alex Gibney
( Director )

Alex Gibney
( Writer )

AWARDS

Grammy Awards

0 WON

5 NOMINATED

Image Awards (NAACP)

0 WON

1 NOMINATED

Image Awards

0 WON

1 NOMINATED

Black Reel Awards

1 WON

1 NOMINATED

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