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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

It would be an empty world without the blues.

TMDB user score 6.6/10
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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.

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Available on Netflix in United States (stream with a subscription).

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Cast

  • 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 Ma Rainey's Dancer
  • Mayte Natalio Ma Rainey's Dancer
  • Johanna Elmina Moise Ma Rainey's Dancer
  • Onyxx Noel Ma Rainey's Dancer
  • LaWanda Hopkins Ma Rainey's Dancer
  • Sierra Stewart Ma Rainey's Dancer
  • Malaiyka Reid Ma Rainey's Dancer