Watch The Color Purple online
Can you stream the Drama movie The Color Purple, directed by Steven Spielberg & starring Akosua Busia, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery & Whoopi Goldberg on Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime?
Streaming Guide: The Color Purple
A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.
A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades. TAGLINE: "It's about life. It's about love. It's about us." All streaming services available










Its release date is Wednesday December 18, 1985
Production details
| Director | Steven Spielberg |
| Cast | Akosua Busia, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery & Whoopi Goldberg |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country of origin | The United States |
| Release date | 1985-12-18 |
| Theme | Africa, Black People, Child abuse, Jazz, Pedophilia, Pregnancy & Teenage Pregnancy, Prison, Race Ethnicity, Racism, Rape, Sibling Relationship, Southern Usa & Violent Father |
| Place setting | Georgia (U.S. State) |
| Time setting | 1900s & 1920s |
| Script | Alice Walker (novel) & Menno Meyjes (screenplay) |
| Cinematography | Allen Daviau |
| Music | Quincy Jones |
| Costs | $15,000,000 |
| Box Office Revenue | $146,292,009 |
| Runtime | 154 min |
Trailer
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