Where can I watch “Ragtime” legally online?

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Where to Watch Ragtime (1981) (Legally)

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

Nov 20, 1981 US 155 min PG

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Drama History

Where can I watch “Ragtime” legally?

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Where to watch “Ragtime” (1981) legally online? See US options first, with English-region fallbacks.

What to expect (spoiler-free)

Planning a movie night? This is a spoiler-free snapshot of “ (1981).

Expect a Drama, History blend, with a runtime close to 155 minutes.

Cast highlights include James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Moses Gunn, Elizabeth McGovern.

For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.

Topics & keywords

new york city, based on novel or book, jazz singer or musician, public murder, racism, class differences, pianist, ragtime, revenge killing, radical politics, piano, political scandal

Official trailer

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Plot

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.