Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen realease date, trailers, images and where to stream

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Details

Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, George C. Wolfe and more share the heart, soul and history that brought August Wilson's timeless play to the screen.

Cast

Glynn Turman , George C. Wolfe , Branford Marsalis , Michael Potts , Colman Domingo , Dusan Brown , Taylour Paige , Ann Roth , Chadwick Boseman , August Wilson

Director

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Netflix International Pictures

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Trailers & Clips

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On Broadway

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Reviews

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Scotty Burke It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review