Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Nov 25, 2020 | IMDB 6.7
94 min Watch NowDrama, Music
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.
Drama, Music
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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IMDB 5.1 | Feb , 2006
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IMDB 5 | Oct , 2007
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IMDB 4 | Nov , 2014
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IMDB 5 | Jul , 2005
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IMDB 6.2 | Jan , 2001
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IMDB 5 | Jul , 1992
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IMDB 5 | Nov , 1972
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IMDB 3 | Aug , 1985
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IMDB 6.2 | Sep , 2002
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IMDB 7.5 | Jun , 2009
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