Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

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.

Genres: Drama, Music

What to watch after Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

• Mo' Better Blues (1990) — Same feel: dramatic, emotional
• The Color Purple (2023) — Same subject: lesbian relationship, lgbt
• If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) — Colman Domingo appears in both
• Beyond the Lights (2014)
• Cadillac Records (2008) — Same subject: chicago, illinois
• Fences (2016) — Denzel Washington produced both