The Color Purple (2023)

Name: The Color Purple
Released: 2023
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins

• Movies, Drama

• 141 min

7.1

A bold new take on the beloved classic.

Directed by: Blitz Bazawule
Casting: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Halle Bailey, Ciara, H.E.R., David Alan Grier, Deon Cole, Jon Batiste, Louis Gossett Jr., Tamela Mann, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Elizabeth Marvel, Stephen Hill, Adetinpo Thomas, Tiffany Elle Burgess, Terrence J. Smith, Aba Arthur, Jeffrey Marcus, Jamaal Avery Jr., Ailani Flowers, Emana Rachelle, Charles Green, Brad Raymond, P. Kofi McDonald, L. Warren Young, Zakiya Boyd, David Vaughn, Chase Steven Anderson, John L. Adams, Ashton Maxwell, Marvin Laviolette, Raphael Thomas, MaCai Arrington Griffin, James Carey, Whoopi Goldberg
Countries: United States of America
Premiere: 2023-12-25
Status: Released

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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.