Ma Rainey's Black Bottom poster
Film 2020 93 min

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

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

TMDB Rating ★ 6.6
Votes 1,278
Director George C. Wolfe
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Drama Music
The Story

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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Cast & Characters

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

Band Singer
Chloe Davis

Chloe Davis

Ma Rainey's Dancer
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