Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

"It would be an empty world without the blues."

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

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Dorian for LGBTQ Film of the Year

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

literary work

Characters

Ma Rainey

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Tobias A. Schliessler

Film Editing

Andrew Mondshein

Music / Score

Branford Marsalis

Production Companies

Escape Artists

Distributors

Netflix

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio

2.39:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Available in 131 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	—	—
United Kingdom15	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	—	—
Canada	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	—	—
AustraliaMA15+	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	—	—
India	Netflix	—	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaMA15+

Germany16

France16

JapanR18+

Brazil14

Spain16

+6 more countries

Production

Director

George C. Wolfe

Writers

Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson

Production Companies

Escape ArtistsMundy Lane Entertainment

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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