Directed by:
Blitz BazawuleScreenplay:
Marcus GardleyCinematography:
Dan LaustsenComposer:
Kris BowersCast:
Halle Bailey, Taraji P. Henson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Elizabeth Marvel, Stephen Hill, Danielle Brooks, Louis Gossett Jr., Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
The Color Purple is a bold new take on the classic story of love and resilience, adapted from the beloved novel and the Broadway musical. Torn apart from her sister and her children, Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately learns to find extraordinary strength in the unbreakable bonds of a new kind of sisterhood. (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Halle Bailey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/699/163699232_98903f.jpg)
Halle Bailey
USA
Best movies:
Last Holiday (2006)
The Color Purple (2023)
Let It Shine (2012) (TV movie)
![Taraji P. Henson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/337/164337610_f54c5b.jpg)
Taraji P. Henson
USA
Best movies:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Hidden Figures (2016)
Hustle & Flow (2005)
![Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/204/166204272_a92dea.jpg)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
USA
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
When They See Us (2019) (series)
Ray (2004)
![Elizabeth Marvel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/378/162378564_4d719f.png)
Elizabeth Marvel
USA
Best movies:
Gifted (2017)
Dark Waters (2019)
True Grit (2010)
![Stephen Hill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/224/169224035_7ldkch.jpg)
Stephen Hill
Best movies:
Jack of the Red Hearts (2015)
Draft Day (2014)
Dead Man Down (2013)
![Danielle Brooks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/452/160452426_90be24.jpg)
Danielle Brooks
USA
Best movies:
The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
The Color Purple (2023)
Eat Wheaties! (2021)
![Louis Gossett Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405843_318767.jpg)
Louis Gossett Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
The White Dawn (1974)
![Colman Domingo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/033/165033009_0afa19.jpg)
Colman Domingo
USA
Best movies:
42 (2013)
The Butler (2013)
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
![Corey Hawkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/104/164104908_ef4983.jpg)
Corey Hawkins
USA
Best movies:
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Iron Man Three (2013)
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
![David Alan Grier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/597/160597157_6aa730.jpg)
David Alan Grier
USA
Best movies:
The Player (1992)
Jumanji (1995)
The Woodsman (2004)
![Deon Cole](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/716/162716519_e459b1.jpg)
Deon Cole
Best movies:
The Color Purple (2023)
The Female Brain (2017)
Barbershop (2002)
![H.E.R.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/270/165270833_d3fc56.jpg)
H.E.R.
USA
Best movies:
The Color Purple (2023)
Yes Day (2021)
![Ciara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/263/158263692_3c6d70.jpg)
Ciara
USA
Best movies:
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live (2015) (concert)
That's My Boy (2012)
The Color Purple (2023)
Tamela J. Mann
USA
Best movies:
Sparkle (2012)
The Color Purple (2023)
Meet the Browns (2008)
David Vaughn
Best movies:
Copshop (2021)
The Color Purple (2023)
The Houses October Built (2014)
Fantasia Barrino
USA
Best movies:
The Color Purple (2023)
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (2006) (TV movie)
![Jonathan Batiste](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/133/160133991_af2f61.jpg)
Jonathan Batiste
USA
Best movies:
The Color Purple (2023)
L. Warren Young
Best movies:
The Blind Side (2009)
We Are Marshall (2006)
Trespass (1992)
Phylicia Pearl Mpasi
Best movies:
The Color Purple (2023)
![Whoopi Goldberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/420/164420301_408a71.jpg)
Whoopi Goldberg
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
The Lion King (1994)
Toy Story 3 (2010)