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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

It would be an empty world without the blues.

★ 6.6 2020 93 min R DramaMusic

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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Release
2020-11-25
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.6/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
Escape Artists, Mundy Lane Entertainment

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DirectorGeorge C. WolfeWriterRuben Santiago-HudsonCastViola DavisCastChadwick BosemanCastColman DomingoCastGlynn TurmanCastMichael Potts

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