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The Color Purple (2023)

25/12/2023 (US)Drama2h 21m
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A bold new take on the beloved classic.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Fantasia Barrino

      Fantasia Barrino

      Celie

    2. Taraji P. Henson

      Taraji P. Henson

      Shug Avery

    3. Danielle Brooks

      Danielle Brooks

      Sofia

    4. Colman Domingo

      Colman Domingo

      Mister

    5. Corey Hawkins

      Corey Hawkins

      Harpo

    6. Phylicia Pearl Mpasi

      Phylicia Pearl Mpasi

      Young Celie

    7. Halle Bailey

      Halle Bailey

      Young Nettie

    8. Ciara

      Ciara

      Nettie

    9. H.E.R.

      H.E.R.

      Squeak

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    A review by r96sk

    9.0
    Written by r96sk on Feb 8, 2024

    A film of quality, this. <em>'The Color Purple'</em> 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 narrative, one that hits the feels directly. I've never seen or read any version of this story previously, but this is a great introduction to it. The performances are stellar. Danielle Brooks is outstanding, a real emotive showing from her throughout - top notch! I also seriously enjoyed (d...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$90,000,000.00

    Revenue$68,919,191.00

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