The Color Purple
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Release Date
December 25, 2023Runtime
141 minRating
PG-13Genres
DramaDirected by
Blitz Bazawule, Mark Anthony LittleScreenplay by
Marcus GardleyLanguage
EnglishBudget
$95,000,000Revenue
$67,519,191Status
ReleasedCast
Fantasia Barrino
Celie Harris-JohnsonTaraji P. Henson
Shug AveryDanielle Brooks
SofiaColman Domingo
Albert 'Mister' JohnsonCorey Hawkins
Harpo JohnsonPhylicia Pearl Mpasi
Young CelieHalle Bailey
Young NettieCiara
NettieH.E.R.
Mary "Squeak" AgnesDavid Alan Grier
Reverend AveryDeon Cole
AlfonsoJon Batiste
GradyLouis Gossett Jr.
Ol' MisterTamela Mann
First LadyAunjanue Ellis-Taylor
MamaElizabeth Marvel
Miss MillieStephen Hill
Henry (Buster) BroadnaxAdetinpo Thomas
Mary EllenTiffany Elle Burgess
OliviaTerrence J. Smith
AdamAba Arthur
AbenaJeffrey Marcus
Immigration OfficerJamaal Avery Jr.
Young HarpoEmana Rachelle
CorrineCharles Green
MayorL. Warren Young
Domino PlayerDavid Vaughn
Postman (Mr. Edmonds)Chase Steven Anderson
Ticket Booth OperatorJohn L. Adams
SharecropperRaphael Thomas
Harpo's BuddyWhoopi Goldberg
Midwife (uncredited)Images
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