Now, before we get into the important info of how you can watch 'Purple Rain' right now, here are some finer points about the Water, Purple Films, Warner Bros. Pictures drama flick. Purple Rain starring Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Jerome Benton has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min. The release date of the movie is July 27th, 1984. The movie received a user score of 67/100 on TMDb, which represents input from reviews from 399 real users.
Ready to dive into the plot? Here's the plot: "A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father, the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia. But another musician, Morris, looks to steal the Kid's spotlight -- and his girl."
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'Purple Rain' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on July 27th, 1984
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Prince stars in his feature film acting debut in Purple Rain (1984) and its standalone sequel Graffiti Bridge (1990)











