Movie · 154 min · PG-13 · drm
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
Where to watch The Color Purple
Available on 4 platforms across 2 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 2 countries, best placed at #816 in Chile.
Available languages
Audio: Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish
Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian
Chart history
The Color Purple has spent 0 days in a top 3, 0 days in a top 10 and 8 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #39.
Cast
Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Willard E. Pugh, Akosua Busia, Desreta Jackson, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong, Dana Ivey, Leonard Jackson, Bennet Guillory, John Patton Jr., Carl Anderson, Susan Beaubian, James Tillis, Phillip Strong, Laurence Fishburne
Crew
Steven Spielberg (director), Menno Meyjes (screenplay), Steven Spielberg (producer), Frank Marshall (producer), Kathleen Kennedy (producer), Quincy Jones (producer), Carole Isenberg (producer)
Awards
4 wins from 14 nominations.
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film — won
- Academy Award for Best Picture 1986 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Original Song 1986 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Original Score 1986 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Actress 1986 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design 1986 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 1986 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography 1986 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1986 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Production Design 1986 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling 1986 — nominated