Viola Davis
Ma Rainey

It would be an empty world without the blues.
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.

Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Screenplay
Writing

Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Costume & Make-Up

Skip Lievsay
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound
Paul Urmson
Supervising Sound Editor
Sound
Carl Fullerton
Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up

August Wilson
Theatre Play
Writing

Josephine Allegretti
Visual Effects
Visual Effects

Todd Black
Producer
Production

Branford Marsalis
Original Music Composer
Sound

Mark Ricker
Production Design
Art
Constanza Romero
Executive Producer
Production

Andrew Mondshein
Editor
Editing
TMDB Score
6.6
from 1259 ratings
Certification
US R
Preferred region-based rating