Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

Synopsis

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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Where to watch

Stream

• Netflix
• Netflix Standard with Ads

Streaming availability via JustWatch

Cast

• Viola Davis as Ma Rainey
• Chadwick Boseman as Levee
• Colman Domingo as Cutler
• Glynn Turman as Toledo
• Michael Potts as Slow Drag
• Jeremy Shamos as Irvin
• Jonny Coyne as Sturdyvant
• Taylour Paige as Dussie Mae
• Dusan Brown as Sylvester
• Joshua Harto as Policeman

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• Whiplash
• A Few Good Men
• The Trial of the Chicago 7
• Rocketman
• Closer
• The Catcher Was a Spy
• Mo' Better Blues
• The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert