Ragtime (1981)

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The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age.

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.

• Released: 1981-11-20
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 2h 35m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 197 votes

Directed by Miloš Forman.

Top cast

• James Cagney as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
• Brad Dourif as Younger Brother
• Moses Gunn as Booker T. Washington
• Elizabeth McGovern as Evelyn Nesbit
• Kenneth McMillan as Willie Conklin
• Pat O'Brien as Delmas
• Donald O'Connor as Evelyn's Dance Instructor
• James Olson as Father
• Mandy Patinkin as Tateh
• Howard Rollins as Coalhouse Walker Jr.

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Where to watch Ragtime

• United States: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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