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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
“It would be an empty world without the blues.”
6.6 / 10• 2020• 1h 33m•R• English
DramaMusic
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Viola Davis
Ma Rainey
Lead
Chadwick Boseman
Levee
Colman Domingo
Cutler
Glynn Turman
Toledo
Michael Potts
Slow Drag
Jeremy Shamos
Irvin
Jonny Coyne
Sturdyvant
Taylour Paige
Dussie Mae
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George C. Wolfe's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
