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The Color Purple

Play trailer 2:00 Poster for The Color Purple PG-13 Released Dec 25, 2023 2h 21m Musical Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A story of love and resilience based on the novel and the Broadway musical, THE COLOR PURPLE is a decades-spanning tale of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
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Building on the legacy of the previous film adaptation while incorporating elements of the stage musical, The Color Purple is a crowd-pleasing testament to resilience in the face of trauma.

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Much more than a remake, the musical film version of The Color Purple stands on its own as a vibrant, uplifting experience -- and the singing and dancing are superb.

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Wendy Ide Observer (UK) It’s a punishingly bleak story, and the songs, with their antiseptic polished sheen, seem fundamentally out of tune with the unforgiving grit of the plot. Rated: 2/5 Jan 28, 2024 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) Blitz Bazawule adds conspicuous pizzazz to the musical numbers, but “Historical Racism: The Feelgood Musical” was always going to be a hard sell. Rated: 2/5 Jan 27, 2024 Full Review Stephen Romei The Australian The director and screenwriter have a lot of source material to draw on and by and large pull it off due to the fine performances and the powerful song and dance numbers. Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 26, 2024 Full Review William Stottor Loud and Clear Reviews The second film adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel “The Color Purple” (2023) is a mixed bag, featuring some tremendous showstoppers within a weak and disarrayed structure. Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 3, 2024 Full Review Joshua Ryan FandomWire Fantastic performances and the occasional toe-tapping musical number aren’t enough to keep The Color Purple afloat under the weight of its own aspirations. There are great elements, buried in an edit that’s sprinting for the finish-line. Rated: 5/10 Jul 28, 2024 Full Review Calum Cooper Cinerama Film The result is a film that contains a plethora of style and visual appeal but is still held back by narrative constraints. Rated: 3/5 Jul 19, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Barbara C I wentbto see it 5 times and took my entire family!! fabulous! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review Reese it was okay just not the best version Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/19/24 Full Review Jtex A must see that was even better done than the original. I went to this movie twice in one week it was so good. A bit of a tear jerker at points. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/25/24 Full Review Kimberly J A Great take on the story. MUSIC Fabulous Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/04/24 Full Review Heather D-Tulsa, Ok The musical selections were A+! The storyline mostly kept with the original and the new additions worked well. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/24 Full Review Kai Enzo Definitely a masterpiece ❤️ Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A story of love and resilience based on the novel and the Broadway musical, THE COLOR PURPLE is a decades-spanning tale of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Director
Blitz Bazawule
Producer
Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders, Quincy Jones
Screenwriter
Marcus Gardley
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
QJP, Amblin Entertainment, SGS Pictures, OW Films
Rating
PG-13 (Mature Thematic Content|Language|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre
Musical, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 25, 2023, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 16, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA)
$60.6M
Runtime
2h 21m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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