Survival began with a song
2015 · 1h 47m · ★ 6.4
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Queen Latifah
Bessie Smith
Mo'Nique
Ma Rainey
Mike Epps
Richard
Tika Sumpter
Lucille
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jack Gee
Charles S. Dutton
William 'Pa' Rainey
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020·6.6
Hounddog
2008·6.5
Cadillac Records
2008·7.1
Bryan Greenberg
John Hammond
Oliver Platt
Carl Van Vechten
Khandi Alexander
Viola
Tory Kittles
Clarence
Kamryn Johnson
Young Bessie
Rikki McKinney
Chorus Guy
Iron Jawed Angels
2004·6.8
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
1999·6.4
The Ron Clark Story
2006·7.6
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B
2014·6.5
Clika
2026·8.1
Stomp the Yard
2007·7.1
The Doors
1991·7.1
Le Destin de Juliette
1983·7.3
Love Me
2013·5.9
Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches
1975·6.3
Blood and Chocolate
2007·5.6
AI Junko
2024·0.0
Stick It
2006·6.8
Monday Morning
1988·7.0
The Color of Milk
2004·6.1
