Ragtime
Ragtime is a 1981 American drama film directed by Miloš Forman, based on the historical novel of the same name by E.L. Doctorow. The movie intertwines the lives of a young black pianist and an upper-class white family amidst the racial tensions and events of early 1900s New York City.
ReleasedNov 20, 1981
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Samuel L. Jackson
Gang Member No. 2
5.0
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Mary Steenburgen
Mother
3.8
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Mandy Patinkin
Tateh
2.9
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Jeff Daniels
P.C. O'Donnell
2.5
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Fran Drescher
Mameh
2.3
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Elizabeth McGovern
Evelyn Nesbit
2.2
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