A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
| Directing | Tate Taylor | Director |
| Writing | Steven Baigelman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jez Butterworth | Screenplay |
| Writing | John-Henry Butterworth | Screenplay |
| Art | Jesse Rosenthal | Art Direction |
| Production | Brian Grazer | Producer |
| Production | Erica Huggins | Producer |
| Production | Mick Jagger | Producer |
| Production | Victoria Pearman | Producer |
| Production | Tate Taylor | Producer |
| Production | Peter Afterman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Trish Hofmann | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Norris | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Michael McCusker | Editor |
| Production | Kerry Barden | Casting |
| Production | Paul Schnee | Casting |
| Camera | D. Stevens | Still Photographer |
| Art | Mark Ricker | Production Design |
| Sound | Budd Carr | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Margaret Yen | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Stephen Goldblatt | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Cate Hardman | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Anna Culp | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jez Butterworth | Executive Producer |
| Production | John-Henry Butterworth | Executive Producer |
| Art | Rena DeAngelo | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharen Davis | Costume Design |
| Production | Robin Mulcahy Fisichella | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Gary Trentham | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Steven Morrow | Sound mixer |
| Sound | Greg P. Russell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Scott Millan | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Robert L. Sephton | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Robert L. Sephton | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Jason King | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Jason King | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Craig Dollinger | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Rickley W. Dumm | Sound Effects Editor |
| Editing | Daniel Saxlid | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Will Arnot | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Will Arnot | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Colin J. Campbell | Gaffer |
| Sound | Curt Sobel | Music Editor |
| Sound | Bill Bernstein | Music Editor |
| Sound | Jordan Corngold | Music Editor |
| Crew | Chuck Picerni Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Danny Epper | Stunts |
