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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

20201h 33m6.6/ 10 · TMDB · 1,296 votes
DramaMusic

Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

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Directed by George C. Wolfe

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Viola Davis
Viola Davis

Ma Rainey

Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Boseman

Levee

Colman Domingo
Colman Domingo

Cutler

Glynn Turman
Glynn Turman

Toledo

Michael Potts
Michael Potts

Slow Drag

Jeremy Shamos
Jeremy Shamos

Irvin

Jonny Coyne
Jonny Coyne

Sturdyvant

Taylour Paige
Taylour Paige

Dussie Mae

Dusan Brown
Dusan Brown

Sylvester

Joshua Harto
Joshua Harto

Policeman

Quinn VanAntwerp
Quinn VanAntwerp

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Film details

Released25 Nov 2020
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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Band Singer

Chloe Davis

Ma Rainey's Dancer