
Ragtime
1981, Drama, 2h 35m
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Cast & Crew
Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Evelyn Nesbit
Younger Brother
Booker T. Washington
Willie Conklin
Critic Reviews for Ragtime
All Critics (13) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (1)
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The great achievement of Ragtime is in its performances, especially Howard E. Rollins, Jr. and the changes he goes through in this story.
October 23, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… -
Forman's deft handling of Weller's teeming screenplay is a testament to his skill as a filmmaker.
May 27, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… -
A most enjoyable and sometimes splendid movie, which blends its artistic and social concerns with assurance, ingenuity and an unfaltering sense of rhythm.
November 20, 2019 | Full Review… -
The main attraction of this movie is its ability to surprise the public. [Full Review in Spanish]
August 22, 2019 | Full Review… -
Sporadically engaging, Milos Forman's chronicle of American society and culture in the beginning of the twentieth century is too sprawling and dramatically diffuse, though some of the acting is excellent.
July 10, 2011 | Rating: B- | Full Review… -
Great to see very late Cagney in solid Milos Forman film.
March 22, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
Audience Reviews for Ragtime
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Apr 18, 2018Doctorow's novel is a tricky thing to adapt, especially with its deliberately elusive ideas about America. Inevitably a lot of materiel was cut or truncated in this movie but there is a lot to admire in Forman's vision here. His focus on the characters inspires a lot of empathy, more than usual in these kinds of period pieces.Alec B Super Reviewer
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Jan 02, 2008It drags here and there but mostly a fine epic filmjay n Super Reviewer
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