The best James Brown’s comedy movies

James Brown

James Brown

03/04/1933- 25/12/2006
We present our ranking of the best James Brown’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about James Brown.
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The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers
7.9/10
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back togther to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

The Tuxedo

The Tuxedo
5.4/10
Cabbie-turned-chauffeur Jimmy Tong learns there is really only one rule when you work for playboy millionaire Clark Devlin : Never touch Devlin's prized tuxedo. But when Devlin is temporarily put out of commission in an explosive accident, Jimmy puts on the tux and soon discovers that this extraordinary suit may be more black belt than black tie. Paired with a partner as inexperienced as he is, Jimmy becomes an unwitting secret agent.

Blues Brothers 2000

Blues Brothers 2000
4.9/10
Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops.

Undercover Brother

Undercover Brother
5.9/10
An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the black people in North America. When the Afro-American candidate Gen. Warren Boutwell behaves strangely in his presidential campaign, Undercover Brother is hired to work undercover for "The Man" and find what happened with the potential candidate.

Ski Party

Ski Party
5.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 30/06/1965
  • Character: Himself (as James Brown and The Famous Flames)
Remember the beach movies of the sixties? They're back! Well, not quite, but since Avalon, Hickman, and even Funicello appear in this one, it sure feels right. This time, though, read snow instead of sand and you got it. Ski lodge, to be precise, and though the plot is somewhat inane, with the boys cross-dressing to discover the secret of a friend's success with the girls, it's still a somewhat fun outing.

Doctor Detroit

Doctor Detroit
5.2/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 06/05/1983
  • Character: Bandleader
A shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially-strapped fictional Monroe College in Chicago. A chance encounter with four beautiful women at a restaurant changes his life forever.

Beat the Devil

Beat the Devil
7.3/10
The Driver drag-races the Devil, in order to earn James Brown his soul.

The Phynx

The Phynx
4.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 06/03/1970
  • Character: James Brown
A rock band becomes embroiled in foreign affairs when they're sent to go on tour in Albania as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle held by communist enemies of the USA.

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