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Ragtime

1981 film by Miloš Forman
Movie film Q2604288

Facts

34 properties
Instance of
film
Director
Miloš Forman[1]
Genre
drama film[4]
Publication date
1981, November 20, 1981, January 21, 1982[30][31][32]
Screenwriter
Michael Weller[2]
Based on
Ragtime[5]
Producer
Dino De Laurentiis[20]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Academy Award for Best Production Design, Academy Award for Best Original Score[40][41][42][43][44][45][46]
Duration
+155, +150
After a work by
E. L. Doctorow
Aspect ratio (W:H)
2.35:1
Assessment
Bechdel test
Australian Classification
PG
CNC film rating (France)
no age restriction
Cast member
James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Moses Gunn, Elizabeth McGovern, Kenneth McMillan, Howard Rollins, Mary Steenburgen, Samuel L. Jackson, Fran Drescher, Debbie Allen, Jack Nicholson, Pat O'Brien, Donald O'Connor, Mandy Patinkin, Jeffrey DeMunn, Robert Joy, Norman Mailer, Jeff Daniels, Richard Griffiths, Michael Jeter, Calvin Levels, Bessie Love, Ethan Phillips, James Olson, Jake Dengel, Nesbitt Blaisdell, Valentine Pringle, Jan Tříska, Frankie Faison, Andreas Katsulas, Pavel Landovský, Judi Trott, George Harris, John Ratzenberger, Zack Norman, Barry Dennen, Bob Sherman, Pat Gorman, Thomas A. Carlin, John Alderson[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Color
color[27]
Composer
Randy Newman[3]
Costume designer
Anna Hill Johnstone
Country of origin
United States, United Kingdom[28][29]
Director of photography
Miroslav Ondříček[22]
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures, Netflix[33][34]
Distribution format
video on demand[24]
Film editor
Anne V. Coates[39]
Filming location
Connecticut, New Jersey[37][38]
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Filmiroda rating
Category III
Has characteristic
film based on a literary work
Medierådet rating
For ages 12 and up
Narrative location
New Jersey, New York City[35][36]
Original language of film or TV show
English[23]
Production company
Paramount Pictures[21]
Production designer
John Graysmark
Review score
7.4/10, 84%[25][26]
Set in period
Gilded Age, 1900s, 20th century, 19th century
Title
Ragtime
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 65
AFI Catalog of Feature Films ID
56683
Academy Awards Database film ID
1941
Academy Collection film ID
W069290
AdoroCinema film ID
756
Africultures movie ID
10949
AllMovie title ID
v40107
Allcinema film ID
24533
AlloCiné film ID
756
Apple TV movie ID
umc.cmc.6jqdn08s61o4q0l17mnk5a4kk
Bechdel Test Movie List ID
8417
Box Office Mojo film ID (former scheme)
ragtime
Cine.gr film ID (archived)
707603
Show all 65 identifiers +53
CineMagia title ID
4220
Cinémathèque québécoise work ID
6749
DNF film ID
2386
Decine21 film ID
4544
Deutsche Synchronkartei film ID
2624
Dvdcompare.net film ID
46110, 52120
EIDR content ID
10.5240/10E4-B60C-B371-8526-966A-U
ElFilm film ID
82763
Elonet movie ID
122412
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Ragtime-film-by-Forman
Exploitation mark number
52515
FandangoNow ID (deprecated scheme)
1MV69932d72b18d153d5fe1f7a425c599e8
Fernsehserien.de ID
filme/ragtime
FilmAffinity film ID
651395
FilmVandaag ID
film/11923
Filmfront film ID (archived)
4654
Filmová databáze film ID
14338
Filmový přehled film ID
401385
Freebase ID
/m/01f69m
Google Play Movies & TV ID
xzjTMevS_bU
IMCDB work ID
82970
IMDb ID
tt0082970
ISAN
0000-0000-5135-0000-Z-0000-0000-6
ITunes movie ID
276091748
Il mondo dei doppiatori ID
film/ragtime
KINENOTE film ID
9509
Kinobox film ID
17677
Kinopoisk film ID
1707
LUMIERE film ID
55318
LdiF ID
44746
Letterboxd film ID
ragtime
MYmovies audiovisual work ID
20333
Metacritic ID
movie/ragtime
Movie Review Query Engine ID
ragtime-m100012829
MovieLens movie ID
5847
MovieMeter film ID
2425
Moviepilot.de film ID
ragtime-2
Netflix ID
60010811
NientePopCorn movie ID
ragtime
OFDb film ID
20654
OMDb film ID
93336
PORT film ID
2069
Plex media key
5d77684f807b70001e692c30
Rotten Tomatoes ID
m/ragtime
Schnittberichte.com title ID
40941
Scope.dk film ID
3518
Swedish Film Database ID
6099
TCM Movie Database film ID (archived)
24020
TMDB movie ID
25566
TheTVDB movie ID
14021
Trakt.tv ID
movies/ragtime-1981
Trakt.tv film ID
15457
ČSFD film ID
2984

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🔗 Connections
Cast member 37
Jack Nicholson, Samuel L. Jackson, James Cagney, Norman Mailer, Richard Griffiths, Mandy Patinkin, Mary Steenburgen, Brad Dourif +29 more
Nominated for 7
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Original Score, Academy Award for Best Production Design, Academy Award for Best Costume Design
Country of origin 2
United States, United Kingdom
Distributed by 2
Netflix, Paramount Pictures
Filming location 2
New Jersey, Connecticut
Narrative location 2
New York City, New Jersey
After a work by 1
E. L. Doctorow
Assessment 1
Bechdel test
Based on 1
Ragtime
Composer 1
Randy Newman
Costume designer 1
Anna Hill Johnstone
Created notable works 1
Miloš Forman
Director 1
Miloš Forman
Director of photography 1
Miroslav Ondříček
Distribution format 1
video on demand
Film editor 1
Anne V. Coates
Genre 1
drama film
Instance of 1
film
Original language of film or TV show 1
English
Producer 1
Dino De Laurentiis
Production company 1
Paramount Pictures
Production designer 1
John Graysmark
Screenwriter 1
Michael Weller
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Bessie Love Brad Dourif Connecticut Debbie Allen Dino De Laurentiis Donald O'Connor E. L. Doctorow Elizabeth McGovern film Fran Drescher Jack Nicholson James Cagney Jeff Daniels Jeffrey DeMunn John Ratzenberger Mandy Patinkin Mary Steenburgen Michael Jeter Miloš Forman Netflix New Jersey New York City Norman Mailer Randy Newman Richard Griffiths Samuel L. Jackson United Kingdom United States

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  1. 5d ago · UBZH Videothek bot bot · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ISAN → 0000-0000-5135-0000-Z-0000-0000-6
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  2. 25d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Academy Collection film ID → W069290
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  3. 9w ago · ~2026-48134-30 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Il mondo dei doppiatori ID → film/ragtime
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  4. 10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    IMCDB work ID → 82970
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  5. 11w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → Gilded Age, 1900s, 20th century +1
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  6. 13w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film ID → 14338
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  7. 19w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → John Graysmark
    Publication date → +1981-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1981-11-20T00:00:00Z, +1982-01-21T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Michael Weller
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+155'}, {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+150'}
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