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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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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Stacey Yvonne

Wealth of Geeks

Alice Walker's The Color Purple has enthralled audiences since its release in 1982. The novel led to Walker receiving the 1983 Pulitzer Prize - a first for any African American woman - and has spawned two films and a Broadway musical.

Rated: 9.5/10

Jul 8, 2024

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Ray Pride

Newcity

The energy of the lead performers—Fantasia Barrino,Taraji P. Henson,Danielle Brooks—vanquishes all qualms... Bazawule’s direction has the vitality and grandiloquent sweep and iconic gestures that a big-screen, big-budget, big-studio musical ought to have.

Rated: 7/10

Jul 2, 2024

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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

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Kimberly J

A Great take on the story. MUSIC Fabulous

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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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

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Kai Enzo

Definitely a masterpiece ❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/24

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veroniquea t

Marvelous , moving, riveting production! The entire cast was great! My emotions were a rollercoaster ride. BRAVO!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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ernestinej l

It was a great movie. More stars were in it than I thought.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/24

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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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