The Color Purple

Directed by Steven Spielberg, this 1985 film adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel follows the life of Celie, an African American woman in the early 20th century American South, as she endures and overcomes severe hardships. The film features powerful performances by Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Danny Glover. Notably, it received 11 Academy Award nominations. For those interested, the movie can be viewed on Soap2day for free.