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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

“It would be an empty world without the blues.”

★ 6.6 TMDB Rating · 1.3K votes

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.

Director
George C. Wolfe
Release date
Nov 25, 2020
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

  • Portrait of Viola Davis

    Viola Davis

    Ma Rainey

  • Portrait of Chadwick Boseman

    Chadwick Boseman

    Levee

  • Portrait of Colman Domingo

    Colman Domingo

    Cutler

  • Portrait of Glynn Turman

    Glynn Turman

    Toledo

  • Portrait of Michael Potts

    Michael Potts

    Slow Drag

  • Portrait of Jeremy Shamos

    Jeremy Shamos

    Irvin

  • Portrait of Jonny Coyne

    Jonny Coyne

    Sturdyvant

  • Portrait of Taylour Paige

    Taylour Paige

    Dussie Mae

  • Portrait of Dusan Brown

    Dusan Brown

    Sylvester

  • Portrait of Joshua Harto

    Joshua Harto

    Policeman

  • Portrait of Quinn VanAntwerp

    Quinn VanAntwerp

    Band Singer

  • Chloe Davis

    Ma Rainey's Dancer

Where to Stream Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by Country

United States
Streaming on Netflix
United Kingdom
Streaming on Netflix
India
Streaming on Netflix
Canada
Streaming on Netflix
Australia
Streaming on Netflix

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