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Ragtime

1981·2h 35m·PG
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
11,570 votes
Metascore
57
Metacritic

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.

Ragtime is a 1981 drama movie directed by Milos Forman, starring James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Elizabeth McGovern. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 11,570 votes and runs 2h 35m.

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Director
Milos Forman
Stars
James Cagney
Brad Dourif
Elizabeth McGovern
Howard E. Rollins Jr.
Details
1981-12-25
155 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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