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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

2020·1h 34m·R
DramaMusic
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
78,309 votes
Metascore
87
Metacritic

Tensions rise when trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey and her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927.

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 2020 drama music movie directed by George C. Wolfe, starring Viola Davis, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 78,309 votes and runs 1h 34m.

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Director
George C. Wolfe
Stars
Viola Davis
Colman Domingo
Glynn Turman
Chadwick Boseman
Details
2020-12-18
94 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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