Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
It would be an empty world without the blues.
6.6
1,295 votes
November 25, 2020
1h 33m
Drama
Music
Overview
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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Where to watch
In United States
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Cast
Viola Davis
Ma Rainey
Chadwick Boseman
Levee
Colman Domingo
Cutler
Glynn Turman
Toledo
Michael Potts
Slow Drag
Jeremy Shamos
Irvin
Jonny Coyne
Sturdyvant
Taylour Paige
Dussie Mae
Dusan Brown
Sylvester
Joshua Harto
Policeman
Quinn VanAntwerp
Band SingerC
Chloe Davis
Ma Rainey's DancerM
Mayte Natalio
Ma Rainey's DancerJ
Johanna Elmina Moise
Ma Rainey's DancerO
Onyxx Noel
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