Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020 · Movie · 1h 33m · R
DramaMusic
"It would be an empty world without the blues."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Metacritic
87/100
Key crew
- Ruben Santiago-HudsonScreenplay
- Branford MarsalisOriginal Music Composer
- George C. WolfeDirector
Cast
- Viola DavisMa Rainey
- Chadwick BosemanLevee
- Colman DomingoCutler
- Glynn TurmanToledo
- Michael PottsSlow Drag
- Jeremy ShamosIrvin
- Jonny CoyneSturdyvant
- Taylour PaigeDussie Mae
- Dusan BrownSylvester
- Joshua HartoPoliceman
- Quinn VanAntwerpBand Singer
- Chloe DavisMa Rainey's Dancer
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Themes
chicago, illinoisrecording studiobased on play or musicalsingerlesbian relationshiplgbtblues musicblack lgbttrumpet player1920s