The Color Purple

The Color Purple
The Color Purple
- PG-13
- 2h 36m
- 1985
PRICING SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Confirm current pricing with
applicable retailer. All transactions subject to applicable license terms and conditions.
Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, and Oprah Winfrey star in director Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple. From 1909 to 1949, Celie (Goldberg--Ghosts of Mississippi), a Southern Black woman, gradually gains self-respect as she strives to educate herself and to find love--despite an abusive spouse and a society biased against her race and her sex.
Director:
Writer:
© 1985 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Rotten Tomatoes® Score
TOMATOMETER®
Critics Consensus: It might have been better served by a filmmaker with a deeper connection to the source material, but The Color Purple remains a worthy, well-acted adaptation of Alice Walker's classic novel.
Reviews
More on Rotten Tomatoes
Additional Info
- Genre:Drama
- Release Date:December 18, 1985
- Languages:English
- Captions:English
- Audio Format:5.1
Resolution, color and audio quality may vary based on your device, browser and internet connection.Learn More