The Color Purple

December. 25,2023      PG-13
Rating:
6.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Fantasia Barrino as  Celie Harris-Johnson
Taraji P. Henson as  Shug Avery
Danielle Brooks as  Sofia
Colman Domingo as  Albert 'Mister' Johnson
Corey Hawkins as  Harpo Johnson
Phylicia Pearl Mpasi as  Young Celie
Halle Bailey as  Young Nettie
Ciara as  Nettie
H.E.R. as  Mary "Squeak" Agnes
David Alan Grier as  Reverend Avery

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Reviews

Listonixio
2023/12/25

Fresh and Exciting

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Odelecol
2023/12/26

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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ActuallyGlimmer
2023/12/27

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

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Rexanne
2023/12/28

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

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