The Color Purple

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The Color Purple

PG-13

Released Dec 25, 2023

2h 21m

Musical

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Audience Says

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Brian

falls way short of the original

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Perry Wilson

I love Fantasia!!! Wish the direction of this movie was closer to the Broadway play. Overall it was just okay, definitely could’ve been better.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Takisha

My favorite from beginning to end

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/30/24

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Amour

Trigger warning: sexual assualt and incest If you love the original you will probaly feel this is watered down. If you can't stomach it, I think you may like this one better. The music is beautiful, the set peices are fun, the themes are poignant.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/29/24

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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

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Reese

it was okay just not the best version

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/19/24

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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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