WatchTrove
US My List
Poster for Ragtime

Ragtime

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

  • Movie
  • 1981
  • PG
  • 2h 35m

Directed by Miloš Forman

7.0

TMDB audience rating
7.0 out of 10 from 200 votes

Where to watch Trailer

Overview

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.

Where to watch

Official offers in the United States

Rent

Pay once to watch for a limited time
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube

Buy

Pay once to keep a digital copy
  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home

Prices and links on TMDB

Availability data by JustWatch, provided through TMDB. Offers vary by country and change often, so confirm with the service before you subscribe, rent or buy. WatchTrove does not host or stream video.

Trailer

Play trailer: Official Trailer

Official video hosted on YouTube. The player loads only when you press play.

Cast and crew

  • James Cagney

    James CagneyNew York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo

  • Brad Dourif

    Brad DourifYounger Brother

  • Moses Gunn

    Moses GunnBooker T. Washington

  • Elizabeth McGovern

    Elizabeth McGovernEvelyn Nesbit

  • Kenneth McMillan

    Kenneth McMillanWillie Conklin

  • Pat O'Brien

    Pat O'BrienDelmas

  • Donald O'Connor

    Donald O'ConnorEvelyn's Dance Instructor

  • James Olson

    James OlsonFather

  • Mandy Patinkin

    Mandy PatinkinTateh

  • Howard Rollins

    Howard RollinsCoalhouse Walker Jr.

  • Mary Steenburgen

    Mary SteenburgenMother

  • Debbie Allen

    Debbie AllenSarah

  • Jeffrey DeMunn

    Jeffrey DeMunnHarry Houdini

  • Robert Joy

    Robert JoyHenry Thaw

  • Norman Mailer

    Norman MailerStanford White

  • Bruce Boa

    Bruce BoaJerome

  • Hoolihand BurkeBrigit

  • Norman Chancer

    Norman ChancerGent No. 1 - Agent

Director
Miloš Forman
Writer
E. L. Doctorow and Michael Weller
Music
Randy Newman
Cinematography
Miroslav Ondříček