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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Tensions and temperatures rise at a Chicago music studio in 1927 when fiery, fearless blues singer Ma Rainey joins her band for a recording session. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

  • Drama, Music

  • Directed By:

    George C. Wolfe

  • Written By:

    Ruben Santiago-Hudson (screenplay by), August Wilson (based on the play by)

  • Cast:

    Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Michael Potts, Glynn Turman, Dusan Brown and Taylour Paige

  • Year:

    2020

"Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman deliver acting tour de force in August Wilson movie adaptation"
- Pete Hammond, Deadline
"Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis give an acting masterclass in Netflix's 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.'"
- Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly
"Rollicking and heartbreaking in equal measure, the period musical drama 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' plays all the right notes"
- Brian Truitt, USA Today
"Watching actors of this caliber lose themselves in characters of such aching humanity is ample reward, with Boseman's towering work standing as a testament to a blazing talent lost too soon."
- David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter

Featured Scenes

The Making of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
The Making of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
The Making of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
The Making of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
The Making of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
The Making of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom