![The Color Purple, A bold new take on the beloved classic](https://beam-images.warnermediacdn.com/2024-01/the-color-purple-poly-title-treatment.png?host=wbd-dotcom-drupal-prd-us-east-1.s3.amazonaws.com&w=480)
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The Color Purple:
This bold new take on the beloved classic tells the story of three women who share one unbreakable bond.
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Synopsis
Torn from her sister and her children, Celie faces many hardships in her life, including an abusive husband. With the support of sultry singer Shug Avery and stand-her-ground stepdaughter, Sofia, Celie ultimately finds extraordinary strength in a new kind of sisterhood.
Cast
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![Behind the scenes, Blitz Bazawule directs Fantasia Barrino and Taraji P. Henson who are seated in a theater wearing beaded evening dresses.](https://beam-images.warnermediacdn.com/2024-01/tcp-05065r.jpg?host=wbd-dotcom-drupal-prd-us-east-1.s3.amazonaws.com&w=160)
![Behind the scenes, Blitz Bazawule speaks to a group of men seated around a gaming table as Corey Hawkins and Danielle Brooks look on.](https://beam-images.warnermediacdn.com/2024-01/tcp-10590.jpg?host=wbd-dotcom-drupal-prd-us-east-1.s3.amazonaws.com&w=160)
![Behind the scenes, an actor lies in a bath as crew members add bubbles and Blitz Bazawule looks on.](https://beam-images.warnermediacdn.com/2024-01/tcp-11240.jpg?host=wbd-dotcom-drupal-prd-us-east-1.s3.amazonaws.com&w=160)
![Celie, in a black beaded dress, and Shug, in a silver beaded dress, hold hands as they perform on stage with a full band and an elaborate, Art Deco-style set.](https://beam-images.warnermediacdn.com/2024-01/tcp-12186.jpg?host=wbd-dotcom-drupal-prd-us-east-1.s3.amazonaws.com&w=160)
![Celie and Shug smile at themselves in the mirror.](https://beam-images.warnermediacdn.com/2024-01/tcp-23263.jpg?host=wbd-dotcom-drupal-prd-us-east-1.s3.amazonaws.com&w=160)
![Mister sits alone in the woods at night.](https://beam-images.warnermediacdn.com/2024-01/tcp-24796.jpg?host=wbd-dotcom-drupal-prd-us-east-1.s3.amazonaws.com&w=160)
![In the foggy night, Shug — wearing a red beaded dress, red fur coat, and red feather headpiece — strikes a dramatic pose on the bow of a rowboat while holding a black feather fan. Two men in suits behind her reach out to the side.](https://beam-images.warnermediacdn.com/2024-01/tcp-t2-0033.jpg?host=wbd-dotcom-drupal-prd-us-east-1.s3.amazonaws.com&w=160)
![Young Celie smiles as she stands in the rain, her face and arms raised toward the sky.](https://beam-images.warnermediacdn.com/2024-01/tcp-t2-0078.jpg?host=wbd-dotcom-drupal-prd-us-east-1.s3.amazonaws.com&w=160)
![Celie smiles jubilantly during a choreographed dance — Sofia to her left and Shug to her right — while a male dancer behind holds out her arms. A group of dancers behind them smile with their arms straight up.](https://beam-images.warnermediacdn.com/2024-01/tcp-tp-036.jpg?host=wbd-dotcom-drupal-prd-us-east-1.s3.amazonaws.com&w=160)
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The Color Purple
Genre
Drama
Release Year
2023
Rating Information
PG-13
Director
Blitz Bazawule
Writer
Marcus Gardley
Producers
Alice Walker, Rebecca Walker, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Carla Gardini, Mara Jacobs, Adam Fell, Courtenay Valenti, Sheila Walcott, Michael Beugg, Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders, and Quincy Jones
About This Movie
Torn from her sister and her children, Celie faces many hardships in her life, including an abusive husband. With the support of sultry singer Shug Avery and stand-her-ground stepdaughter, Sofia, Celie ultimately finds extraordinary strength in a new kind of sisterhood.
Starring
Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Fantasia Barrino