Where to Watch The Color Purple Online

Need to watch 'The Color Purple' on your TV or mobile device at home? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Steven Spielberg-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Color Purple' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Color Purple' right now, here are some specifics about the Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Guber/Peters Company history flick.

Released January 16th, 1987, 'The Color Purple' stars Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 34 min, and received a user score of 78 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 1,773 respected users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? 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."

'The Color Purple' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Spectrum On Demand, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Apple iTunes .