The Color Purple

7.7

/10

2h 34m 13+Drama Action & Adventure History Crime

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Alb... Read more

Starring Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Willard E. Pugh, Akosua Busia, Desreta Jackson, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong, Dana Ivey

Watch "The Color Purple" from streaming services Netflix, Apple TV+ (itunes), Amazon released in 1985. It's a drama and action & adventure movie, and has a rating of 7.7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.