James Cagney,
Brad Dourif,
Moses Gunn,
Elizabeth McGovern,
Kenneth McMillan
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Milos Foreman's cinematic adaptation of E.L. Doctrow's sprawling pop-culture epic Ragtime follows a variety of characters whose lives intertwine during the earliest years of the 20th century. Brad Dou... read more
DVD Release Date: November 16, 2004
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Flixster Reviews (135)
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February 24, 2012I thought it was a wonderful movie, played with great range by the actors, and an exquisite rendition of early 20th century New York with the costume and set designs.
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May 17, 2011Milos Forman usually delivers a quality film, as is the case here. an intricately weaving story about American life in the early 20th century. enjoyable as it was, the story was kind of all over the place. Elizabeth McGovern pretty much disappears after the first act...blows of... read more
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March 4, 2009i saw this movie when i was 11 and it stayed in my mind i am almost 40 and would love to see it again
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June 4, 2008I just couldn't really get into this film...there is a nice array of talent however, the mish mash of storylines strain to connect to one another and eventually they fall by the way side and I just didn't care any more
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March 30, 2008Too long. Too BORING. The story hinges on one racist event that I dont even find that racist. Uninteresting characters. A 'miniseries' i didnt care about
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July 19, 2007I watched this with my grandparents when I was a kid. They were Cagney fans. This was worth a viewing though I haven't seen it since.
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July 8, 2007A thoroughly enjoyable movie. Lots of stars. Mandy Patinkin is great in this too. Made me want to read the book and learn more about that time period.
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November 27, 2006The huge cast includes a glimpse of Fran Drescher pre-nanny. For those of you who haven't read the book, it weaves three families, one black, one upper-middle-class white, and one immigrant Jewish, into stories with real people such as Henry Ford and Emma Goldman. The book is... read more
Critic Reviews
July 10, 2011
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
March 22, 2008
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Great to see very late Cagney in solid Milos Forman film.
November 15, 2004
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
a jumbled and largely uninteresting mess Full Review
July 1, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A robust screen adaptation of Doctorow's novel about class warfare, social change, and the gap between the rich and the poor Full Review
May 12, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Fine, sprawling period piece. A great swan song for Cagney.
March 1, 2008
David Kaplan, Kaplan vs. Kaplan
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July 3, 2005
Brandon Judell, PopcornQ
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