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Feature film — 2020

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

6.61h 33mDrama — Music

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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A high-signal pick with 1,299 votes.

Escape Artists / Mundy Lane Entertainment

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Director: George C. Wolfe

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Cast & crew

Viola Davis as Ma Rainey

Viola Davis

Ma Rainey

Chadwick Boseman as Levee

Chadwick Boseman

Levee

Colman Domingo as Cutler

Colman Domingo

Cutler

Glynn Turman as Toledo

Glynn Turman

Toledo

Michael Potts as Slow Drag

Michael Potts

Slow Drag

Jeremy Shamos as Irvin

Jeremy Shamos

Irvin

Jonny Coyne as Sturdyvant

Jonny Coyne

Sturdyvant

Taylour Paige as Dussie Mae

Taylour Paige

Dussie Mae

Dusan Brown as Sylvester

Dusan Brown

Sylvester

Joshua Harto as Policeman

Joshua Harto

Policeman

Quinn VanAntwerp as Band Singer

Quinn VanAntwerp

Band Singer

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Chloe Davis

Ma Rainey's Dancer

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