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By Wendy C (172) on 15 Dec 2010

Long, and it sometimes drags, but worth it to see the ole sparkle in James Cagney's eye once again…

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By Roger T (757) on 17 Nov 2010

Patinkin stood out for me in this historical drama....notable also as jimmy cagney's final theatrical film appearance…

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By Mahdi H (82) on 30 Oct 2010

Very well made but not a pleasant one. not like milos forman other masterpieces…

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By Rob H (635) on 02 Jul 2010

The Movie Ragtime was a letdown from the masterful E.L. Doctorow upon which the story is based…

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By Alec L (211) on 17 Jan 2010

How a great director like Milos Foreman let's some of the painful performances in this film slide, I do not know…

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By Gabe S (334) on 17 Jan 2010

How a great director like Milos Foreman let's some of the painful performances in this film slide, I do not know…

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By Dirk S (20) on 17 Jan 2010

How a great director like Milos Foreman let's some of the painful performances in this film slide, I do not know…

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By Frank M (727) on 15 Jan 2010

Powerful in terms of emotion and racial tension…

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By Charles M (418) on 11 Jan 2010

A great epic film set in the time of the turn of the century circa 1900. Last movie with James Kagney (came out of retirement for this)…

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By Marko S (143) on 29 Nov 2009

Fine performance from Howard E. Rollins, but the film had serious structural problems. The book was much better…

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By Brad B (588) on 29 Nov 2009

Fine performance from Howard E. Rollins, but the film had serious structural problems. The book was much better…

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By Håvard P (73) on 11 Jul 2009

With seminal films like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus on his resume, Ragtime may seem like a minor blip…

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By Stuart K (1,373) on 30 Jun 2009

Milos Forman took on E.L. Doctorow's sprawling novel set in the very early 20th Century in New York and surrounding locales…

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By James R (2,282) on 16 Apr 2009

I need to revisit this movie, great casting and an awesome soundtrack. I also believe this is Cagney's last film…

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By Roxanne J (1) on 03 Mar 2009

A great adaptation of E.L. Doctrow's novel.with a great musical Score by Randy Newman…

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By Kristoffer D (2) on 28 Dec 2008

Great score by Randy Newman, as always…

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By Kevin H (1,172) on 20 Nov 2008

Beautifully photographed but very slow and dull…

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By Timothy S (725) on 07 Nov 2008

It's a slightly flawed, but still very good film…

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By Michael S (3,461) on 11 Sep 2008

Yes I know - when I open my mouth its either Kubrick, Kubrick, Kubrick or Cassavetes this and Casavetes that and most certainly AltmanAltmanAltman…

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By Ben B (1,489) on 09 Sep 2008

A flawed but wonderful movie…

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