Can’t wait to check out 'The Color Purple' right from your couch? We’ve rounded up platforms and services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can start watching sooner. As of now in the US, 'The Color Purple' is available on tru TV, TBS, Paramount+, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, HBO Max, TNT, YouTube, Prime Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Spectrum On Demand to rent, buy, or stream with a subscription.
Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Guber-Peters Company drama flick. The Color Purple starring Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey has a PG-13 rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 34 min. The release date of the movie is January 16th, 1987. The movie received a user score of 77/100 on TMDb, which was calculated from reviews from 1,904 engaged users.
Thinking about what happens in this film? Here's the plot: "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."
