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.
Ragtime has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Ragtime (1981)
By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 31 Aug 1997
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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 11 May 2003
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Ragtime was released in 1981 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 72 reviews, giving Ragtime (1981) an average rating of 67%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 74% and users giving an average score of 71%.
With a score of 67%, Ragtime is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1981, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1981 with similar scores include films like Clash of the Titans, Scanners and The Howling.
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