Ragtime (1981)

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.

Genres: Drama, History

What to watch after Ragtime

• Prince of the City (1981) — Same subject: new york city
• Love Me or Leave Me (1955) — Same subject: jazz singer or musician
• Gangs of New York (2002) — Same subject: new york city history
• Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) — Same feel: dramatic, serious
• Hair (1979) — Miloš Forman directed both
• The Roaring Twenties (1939)