"It would be an empty world without the blues."
★6.6(1,246)20201h 33m
DramaMusic
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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Top Billed Cast
Viola Davis
Ma Rainey
Chadwick Boseman
Levee
Colman Domingo
Cutler
Glynn Turman
Toledo
Michael Potts
Slow Drag
Jeremy Shamos
Irvin
Jonny Coyne
Sturdyvant
Taylour Paige
Dussie Mae
Dusan Brown
Sylvester
Joshua Harto
Policeman
Quinn VanAntwerp
Band Singer
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Chloe Davis
Ma Rainey's Dancer
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Mayte Natalio
Ma Rainey's Dancer
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Johanna Elmina Moise
Ma Rainey's Dancer
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Onyxx Noel
Ma Rainey's Dancer
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LaWanda Hopkins
Ma Rainey's Dancer
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Sierra Stewart
Ma Rainey's Dancer
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Malaiyka Reid
Ma Rainey's Dancer
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Catherine Foster
Ma Rainey's Dancer
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Antonio Fierro
Laborer (uncredited)
Crew
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Screenplay
George C. Wolfe
Director
Todd Black
Producer
Denzel Washington
Producer
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Dany Wolf
Producer
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Constanza Romero
Executive Producer
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