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The Color Purple

Movie
2023
2h 21m
PG-13
English
Drama
User Score: 
7
Critic Score: 
77
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A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and 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.
The Color Purple Poster

The Color Purple

PG-13
Movie
2023
2h 21m
English
Drama
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and 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.
Rating
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7
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The Color Purple (2023) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
77

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Directed By: Blitz Bazawule
Written By: Alice Walker (Novel), Marcus Gardley (Screenplay)

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ragreynolds says...
9 months ago
I expected more purple. There wasn't enough purple.
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JonTheMantis says...
9 months ago
I've heard people comparing this to the book, the original adaptation, and the stage musical, but pay them no mind. As someone who hasn't consumed any of them, this movie is fantastic. Every performance is phenomenal; I was so emotionally invested in these characters. Plus, the music was great (which it should be, since musicals live or die on their music). It's not an easy watch for a lot of the runtime; it delves into some heavy stuff, but the drama and tension are really good, and the character journeys are interesting. It's a solid movie, and absolutely worth the watch.
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coolj4y says...
9 months ago
I cried so hard during the movie. Very very very good. Loved the singing and the choreography very much
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Scottism says...
10 months ago
Loved it! The acting, singing, dancing, music, cinematography- all of it was amazing even though the portrayal of tough characters and subjects. Glad I watched it.
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Featured User Reviews

JC230
8/10  11 months ago
Much more geniune and resonant than Spielberg’s version, this film while not without flaws still soars where it needs to. All the cast kill it, but God, Danielle Brooks is a star. Charismatic, heartbreaking, endlessly entertaining. She steals every scene, and this better net her at least nominatio More
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r96sk
9/10  10 months ago
A film of quality, this.

'The Color Purple' is a blast, what is a noteworthy thing for me to say given I'm not a lover of musicals; though, to be fair, I'm way more into them in recent years since doing reviews... have learnt to appreciate 'em! This has good music alongside an extremely deep narr More
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ben.teves
11 months ago
Now, I’m not terribly familiar with this musical (I’ve only seen the stage show once, with Cynthia Erivo). But to put it simply, just like its stage counterpart, The Color Purple left me beautifully devastated.

There were, of course, MANY cuts and changes in the transition to film. But not only More
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CinemaSerf
10 months ago
Sometimes it's better just not to re-imagine/invent/devise a feature that had such a visceral impact not just on the cinema, but on the theatre and, of course - the literary world in the first place. I"m not sure this isn't one of those. It follows the story of the young "Celie" who is essentially s More
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