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The Color Purple

A woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

Director

Blitz Bazawule

Year

Genre

Box Office

$60,619,191

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures,Harpo Films,Amblin Entertainment,Scott Sanders Productions,Quincy Jones Productions,Domain Entertainment

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 27 wins & 106 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/color-purple

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Celie

Fantasia Barrino

Shug Avery

Taraji P. Henson

Sofia

Danielle Brooks

Mister

Harpo

Young Celie

Phylicia Pearl Mpasi

Young Nettie

Nettie

Squeak

Reverend Avery

David Alan Grier

Alfonso

Grady

Ol' Mister

Louis Gossett Jr.

First Lady

Mama

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Miss Millie

Elizabeth Marvel

Henry (Buster) Broadnax

Mary Ellen

Adetinpo Thomas

Olivia

Tiffany Elle Burgess

Adam

Terrence J. Smith

Abena

Immigration Officer

Young Harpo

Jamaal Avery Jr.

Lil Cat

Corrine

Mayor

Big Slim

Domino Player

P. Kofi McDonald

Domino Player

L. Warren Young

Deaconess

Postman (Mr. Edmonds)

Ticket Booth Operator

Chase Steven Anderson

Sharecropper

Harpo's Buddy

Harpo's Buddy

Marvin LaViolette

Harpo's Buddy

Bub

MaCai Arrington Griffin

Deputy

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Shug Avery Band Member

Midwife

Whoopi Goldberg

Domino Player

Matt Gulbranson

Sofia Sister

Towns Kid

Townsperson and Dancer

Keenan D. Washington

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♪ Hey, sister
Whatcha gon' do? ♪ - The Color Purple

♪ Hey, sister Whatcha gon' do? ♪

If it's a boy,
I'ma name him Adam,
like in the Bible. - The Color Purple

If it's a boy, I'ma name him Adam, like in the Bib...

And with all her strength,
the girl returned to work
in the field. - The Color Purple

And with all her strength, the girl returned to work in the ...

But it was so hot,
she could barely stand. - The Color Purple

But it was so hot, she could barely stand.

Frightened, she turned
to her mama and asked-- - The Color Purple

Frightened, she turned to her mama and asked--

The girl was floating
above the ground,
but she wasn't flying yet. - The Color Purple

The girl was floating above the ground, but she wasn't ...

She got nervous that
the overseer would catch her, - The Color Purple

She got nervous that the overseer would catch her,

No. That baby mine.
I take him if I want to. - The Color Purple

No. That baby mine. I take him if I want to.

I ain't nobody's gal but my ma, - The Color Purple

I ain't nobody's gal but my ma,

♪ You got
Some real pretty teeth, Nettie ♪ - The Color Purple

♪ You got Some real pretty teeth, Nettie ♪

♪ And your skin dazzle my eyes ♪ - The Color Purple

♪ And your skin dazzle my eyes ♪

♪ That's a real pretty dress ♪ - The Color Purple

♪ That's a real pretty dress ♪

♪ And your shoes
Look just right ♪ - The Color Purple

♪ And your shoes Look just right ♪

♪ I seen my baby girl ♪ - The Color Purple

♪ I seen my baby girl ♪

- ♪ Can't be no one else ♪ - The Color Purple

- ♪ Can't be no one else ♪

♪ I sees her hand
On the lady's shoulder ♪ - The Color Purple

♪ I sees her hand On the lady's shoulder ♪

But I'll let you
have Celie, though, - The Color Purple

But I'll let you have Celie, though,

She ugly as homemade sin,
but will work hard like a man. - The Color Purple

She ugly as homemade sin, but will work hard like a man.

Celie. That's what you call
that thing walked
in your store? - The Color Purple

Celie. That's what you call that thing walked in your s...

But you'll come around.
Hopefully. - The Color Purple

But you'll come around. Hopefully.

And then what you gonna do, huh?
How you gon' bring a wife-- - The Color Purple

And then what you gonna do, huh? How you gon' bring a w...

Devil always look nice
till he start raising hell. - The Color Purple

Devil always look nice till he start raising hell.

Church ladies say
he got three raggedy children
at home. - The Color Purple

Church ladies say he got three raggedy children at home.

Say his last wife was shot - The Color Purple

Say his last wife was shot

And he ain't grieve none,
'cause he got something
on the side too. - The Color Purple

And he ain't grieve none, 'cause he got something ...

A woman who won't let no one man - The Color Purple

A woman who won't let no one man

That sounds nice.
I wants to be a loose woman. - The Color Purple

That sounds nice. I wants to be a loose woman.

Today, our teacher taught us
about a place called Africa. - The Color Purple

Today, our teacher taught us about a place called Africa.

Even if we have to part,
you and me, - The Color Purple

Even if we have to part, you and me,

♪ Days keep rolling by ♪ - The Color Purple

♪ Days keep rolling by ♪

♪ Tryin'
Prayin' ♪ - The Color Purple

♪ Tryin' Prayin' ♪

She come back here again,
I'll kill you both. - The Color Purple

She come back here again, I'll kill you both.

♪ So many winters gray
And summers blue ♪ - The Color Purple

♪ So many winters gray And summers blue ♪

♪ What kind of God are you? ♪ - The Color Purple

♪ What kind of God are you? ♪

That mailbox is mine's. - The Color Purple

That mailbox is mine's.

Howdy, ma'am. Is Mister around? - The Color Purple

Howdy, ma'am. Is Mister around?

"No fighting, no killing,
no women." - The Color Purple

"No fighting, no killing, no women."

You gonna have to
get her out of-- - The Color Purple

You gonna have to get her out of--

Uh, well, uh,
Pa, Grampy, gents. - The Color Purple

Uh, well, uh, Pa, Grampy, gents.

Whose kin are you, gal?
You seem like trouble. - The Color Purple

Whose kin are you, gal? You seem like trouble.

Oh, no, sir. I'm one
of Argus Butler's daughters. - The Color Purple

Oh, no, sir. I'm one of Argus Butler's daughters.

Harpo know. That's what matters. - The Color Purple

Harpo know. That's what matters.

This is better
than a radio show, man.
This good as hell. Come on. - The Color Purple

This is better than a radio show, man. This good as hell. Co...

I ain't gonna let you
marry my son
'cause you in the family way. - The Color Purple

I ain't gonna let you marry my son 'cause you in t...

Pretty gal like you
can take his mind,
but you can't have his money. - The Color Purple

Pretty gal like you can take his mind, but you can't ha...

See, my sister and her husband
say I can live with them
as long as I please. - The Color Purple

See, my sister and her husband say I can live with them as l...

Now, I come here out of respect. - The Color Purple

Now, I come here out of respect.

But if there ain't none to get, - The Color Purple

But if there ain't none to get,

Fine. Stay then, Harpo. - The Color Purple

Fine. Stay then, Harpo.

But when you gets cold at night, - The Color Purple

But when you gets cold at night,

Oh, you know Grampy gave me
this land when I turned 16. - The Color Purple

Oh, you know Grampy gave me this land when I turned 16.

Boy, you carrying your brains
in your back pocket? - The Color Purple

Boy, you carrying your brains in your back pocket?

If you were smart,
you'd use it to plant rice. - The Color Purple

If you were smart, you'd use it to plant rice.

Maybe I gots a dumb heart
'cause I's in love. - The Color Purple

Maybe I gots a dumb heart 'cause I's in love.

You ain't in love.
You just in way over your head. - The Color Purple

You ain't in love. You just in way over your head.

And if not, well,
this conversation
finna be shorter - The Color Purple

And if not, well, this conversation finna be shorter

♪ Uh-huh ♪ - The Color Purple

♪ Uh-huh ♪ - The Color Purple

That's Shug, - The Color Purple

♪ Been courted like a queen ♪ - The Color Purple

♪ Been courted like a queen ♪

Harpo said you could do magic
with a needle, - The Color Purple

Harpo said you could do magic with a needle,

Me and Miss Celie
need to converse
like womens. Mm-hmm. - The Color Purple

Me and Miss Celie need to converse like womens. Mm-hmm.

Come on.
Well-- - The Color Purple

Come on. Well--

I'm so tickled you come by.
You my only friend
in these parts. - The Color Purple

I'm so tickled you come by. You my only friend in these...

How come you so nice
when the rest of Harpo's kin
so mean and surly? - The Color Purple

How come you so nice when the rest of Harpo's kin so me...

I don't know. I figure if I-- - The Color Purple

I don't know. I figure if I--

- I now pronounce you
man and wife. - The Color Purple

- I now pronounce you man and wife.

How come I can't get her
to mind me like you do Pa? - The Color Purple

How come I can't get her to mind me like you do Pa?

I loves Harpo. God knows I do. - The Color Purple

I loves Harpo. God knows I do.

But I'll kill him dead
'fore I let him
or anybody beat me. - The Color Purple

But I'll kill him dead 'fore I let him or anybody ...

♪ All my life
I've had to fight ♪ - The Color Purple

♪ All my life I've had to fight ♪

But if a man Raise his hand Hell no - The Color Purple

But if a man Raise his hand Hell no

What you need to do
with that home you built - The Color Purple

What you need to do with that home you built

Lord of mercy.
Of all things to be right about. - The Color Purple

Lord of mercy. Of all things to be right about.

We made it.
There she!
There she! - The Color Purple

We made it. There she! There she!

Hey.
Come on! - The Color Purple

Nothing. She just gets thirsty
and like to drink a little. - The Color Purple

Nothing. She just gets thirsty and like to drink a little.

What-- Oh, shit.
Quick, grab her leg.
Grab her leg. Oh, sh-- - The Color Purple

What-- Oh, shit. Quick, grab her leg. Grab her leg. Oh, sh--

It ain't so bad, baby, - The Color Purple

It ain't so bad, baby,

Whoo!
Hello! I'm out of giggle water! - The Color Purple

Whoo! Hello! I'm out of giggle water!

♪ Got about a million tingles ♪ - The Color Purple

♪ Got about a million tingles ♪

Ooh, you scratched a song - The Color Purple

Ooh, you scratched a song

Mister ain't no name.
It's a title. - The Color Purple

Mister ain't no name. It's a title.

Just another way of saying
"master," if you ask me. - The Color Purple

Just another way of saying "master," if you ask me...

That man can't even stand up
to his own daddy, - The Color Purple

That man can't even stand up to his own daddy,

Let him tell it,
he'll try to convince you he is. - The Color Purple

Let him tell it, he'll try to convince you he is.

That man get to
high-stepping-- - The Color Purple

That man get to high-stepping--

You know,
if you ain't gon' laugh, - The Color Purple

You know, if you ain't gon' laugh,

Ain't you got something
to make you hop out of bed
every morning - The Color Purple

Ain't you got something to make you hop out of bed ever...

When you think about 'em,
does your heart get full - The Color Purple

When you think about 'em, does your heart get full

The Color Purple poster

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A woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Blitz Bazawule

Writer: Marcus Gardley, Alice Walker, Marsha Norman

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures,Harpo Films,Amblin Entertainment,Scott Sanders Productions,Quincy Jones Productions,Domain Entertainment

Genre: drama, musical

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: $60,619,191

Released: 25 Dec 2023

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 27 wins & 106 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/color-purple

Also watch: Frybread Face and Me, Camp Hideout, The Magic Christian, The Bridge Curse: Ritual, Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, American Symphony, Two for the Road, Memory, The Eternal Memory, The Peasants, Breaking