
TMDb Rating
6.6/10
1,231 verified votes
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
DramaMusic
94 min
"It would be an empty world without the blues."
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
DramaMusicGeorge C. WolfeViola DavisChadwick Boseman2020
Director
George C. Wolfe
Top Cast
Viola DavisChadwick BosemanColman DomingoGlynn TurmanMichael Potts
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