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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%. Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 83% of the 6,930 2010s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
132 audience votes
Key crew
- Rachel PortmanOriginal Music Composer
- Dee ReesDirector
- Dee ReesScreenplay
- Bettina GiloisScreenplay
- Christopher ClevelandScreenplay
Cast
- Queen LatifahBessie Smith
- Mo'NiqueMa Rainey
- Mike EppsRichard
- Tika SumpterLucille
- Michael Kenneth WilliamsJack Gee
- Charles S. DuttonWilliam 'Pa' Rainey
- Bryan GreenbergJohn Hammond
- Oliver PlattCarl Van Vechten
- Khandi AlexanderViola
- Tory KittlesClarence
- Kamryn JohnsonYoung Bessie
- Rikki McKinneyChorus Guy
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Themes
blueslgbtwoman directorblack lgbtlesbian