2020 • R • 1h 33m • English
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
DramaMusicSerious and meaningfulFeel-goodEmotional
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.
Certified R — adults only.
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WatchWise Score
63/100
★★★☆☆
1,282 votes across 1 source
Blended from TMDB 66 (100% weight); shrunk toward a 62 baseline by 1,282 total votes. Not a plain average: sources are weighted by reliability and vote count, and thin evidence is pulled toward the catalogue baseline.
- · Rated by only a few hundred people, so the score is less reliable.
- · Middling scores: fine for a casual watch, not a must-see.
- · Short and done in under an hour and a half.
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