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The Color Purple( 2023)

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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

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      Fantasia Barrino

      Celie

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      Taraji P. Henson

      Shug Avery

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      Danielle Brooks

      Sofia

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      Colman Domingo

      Mister

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      Corey Hawkins

      Harpo

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      Phylicia Pearl Mpasi

      Young Celie

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      Halle Bailey

      Young Nettie

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      Ciara

      Nettie

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      H.E.R.

      Squeak

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      David Alan Grier

      Reverend Avery

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      Deon Cole

      Alfonso

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      Jon Batiste

      Grady

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      Louis Gossett Jr.

      Ol' Mister

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      Tamela Mann

      First Lady

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      Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

      Mama

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      Elizabeth Marvel

      Miss Millie

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      Stephen Hill

      Henry (Buster) Broadnax

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      Adetinpo Thomas

      Mary Ellen

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      Tiffany Elle Burgess

      Olivia

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      Terrence J. Smith

      Adam

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      Aba Arthur

      Abena

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      Jeffrey Marcus

      Immigration Officer

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      Jamaal Avery Jr.

      Young Harpo

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      Ailani Flowers

      Lil Cat

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      Emana Rachelle

      Corrine

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      Charles Green

      Mayor

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      Brad Raymond

      Big Slim

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      P. Kofi McDonald

      Domino Player

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      L. Warren Young

      Domino Player

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      Zakiya Boyd

      Deaconess

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      David Vaughn

      Postman (Mr. Edmonds)

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      Chase Steven Anderson

      Ticket Booth Operator

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      John L. Adams

      Sharecropper

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      Ashton Maxwell

      Harpo's Buddy

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      Marvin Laviolette

      Harpo's Buddy

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      Raphael Thomas

      Harpo's Buddy

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      MaCai Arrington Griffin

      Bub

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      James Carey

      Debuty

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      Whoopi Goldberg

      Midwife (uncredited)

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    Review 3Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Feb 01 2024
    Sometimes it's better just not to re-imagine/invent/devise a feature that had such a visceral impact not just on the cinema, but on the theatre and, of course - the literary world in the first place. I"m not sure this isn't one of those. It follows the story of the young "Celie" who is essentially sold to a neighbour "Mister" (Colman Domingo) when she's barely into adulthood - for a cow and some eggs. Turns out his hale-fellow-well-met character is a bit deceptive: he's a bit of a misogynist brute who sees this woman as his property. With her now the plaything of another man, her sister "Nettie...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    95000000.00

    Revenue

    67519192.00

    Keywords

    • adultery
    • child abuse
    • based on novel or book
    • southern usa
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    • child bride
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    • lesbian relationship
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    • child marriage
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    • pregnant teen
    • female empowerment
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    • 1920s
    • 1940s
    • 1910s
    • sisterhood
    • 1930s
    • unwanted marriage
    • women's liberation
    • christian missionary
    • 1900s
    • complex
    • sister sister relationship
    • race relations
    • resilience
    • soul music
    • child sexual abuse
    • 20th century
    • bisexual woman
    • underage marriage
    • familial reconciliation