The Color Purple


The Color Purple
A musical version of the famous book and film. A woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

141 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Sex, Violence, Sexual violence, Prejudice, Drug abuse).
Drama, Musical, Female interest.
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Credits

Cast
Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Ciara, Fantasia Barrino
Director
Blitz Bazawule
ScreenplayMarcus Gardley, from the novef by Alice Walker and stage musical by Marsha Norman
MusicKris Bowers
CinematographyDan Laustsen
EditingJon Poll
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Made in2023
Produced byAmblin Entertainment, Harpo Films, Scott Sanders Productions, Warner Bros.

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreMusical, drama
LanguageNone (sic)
NudityNone
SexNone (sic)
ViolenceNone (sic)
PrejudiceNone (sic)
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone (sic)
CommentsContains scenes of sexual violence.
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USA MPAA rating

PG-13: Parents Strongly CautionedRated PG-13 for mature thematic content, sexual content, violence and language.
Runtime140
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.


CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
14 +
Positive messages
4
Positive role models
4
Violence
4
Sex
2
Language
3
Consumerism
0
Drinking, drugs, smoking
3

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Metacritic.com
46 critics
15
Rottentomatoes critics
204 critics
15
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer
17
CommonSenseMedia
Sandie Angulo Chen quote iconIntense musical adaptation promotes resilience, shows abuse.
15

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
85 users
15
Rottentomatoes users
2500+ users
17
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter
Popcornmeter
19
IMDB
6313 Netizens
14
The Movie DB
Community
13

Average .. 78%

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