Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to The Color Purple List
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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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1998 | United States of America | Drama | 9636 | 6 | Movie | Released | R |
| 2 |
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2011 | India | Drama | 498104 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 3 |
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2009 | United States of America | Drama | 116901 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 4 |
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2013 | United States of America | Biography | 747033 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 5 |
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2016 | Canada | Drama | 119144 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 6 |
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2008 | United States of America | Family | 28197 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 7 |
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1961 | United States of America | Drama | 9781 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 8 |
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1985 | United States of America | Drama | 251 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 9 |
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1977 | Biography | 19100 | 8.4 | Serie | Ended | NR | |
| 10 |
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2013 | United States of America | Biography | 120207 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 11 |
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2001 | United States of America | Drama | 94674 | 7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 12 |
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2006 | United States of America | Drama | 568904 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 13 |
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2014 | France | History | 95930 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 14 | 2019 | United States of America | Drama | 22135 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | ||
| 15 |
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2017 | United States of America | Drama | 54952 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 16 |
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1991 | United States of America | Drama | 3384 | 6.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 17 |
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2010 | United States of America | Drama | 8229 | 6.2 | Movie | Released | R |
| 18 |
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2016 | United States of America | Biography | 259836 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 19 |
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2002 | United States of America | Biography | 38751 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 20 |
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2017 | Belgium | Documentary | 23707 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 21 |
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2016 | United States of America | Drama | 334820 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 22 |
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2009 | United States of America | Adventure | 1114 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 23 |
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2006 | United States of America | Drama | 21858 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 24 |
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2018 | United States of America | Crime | 40892 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 25 |
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2019 | United States of America | Comedy | 3884 | 7.5 | Serie | Canceled | TV-MA |
| 26 |
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2019 | United States of America | Biography | 140834 | 8.8 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 27 |
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2017 | United States of America | Action | 769180 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 28 |
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1995 | United States of America | Comedy | 12382 | 6 | Movie | Released | R |
| 29 |
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2018 | Australia | Adventure | 36559 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 30 |
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2017 | Hong Kong | Biography | 38965 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 31 |
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2017 | United States of America | Crime | 227668 | 8.4 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 32 |
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1999 | United States of America | Drama | 593 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | G |
| 33 |
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2018 | United States of America | Action | 847166 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 34 | 2017 | United States of America | Biography | 4040 | 6.4 | Movie | Released | ||
| 35 |
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2019 | United States of America | Action | 31096 | 6.7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 36 |
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2019 | United States of America | Drama | 5484 | 6.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 37 |
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2016 | Czech Republic | Biography | 17069 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 38 |
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2015 | United Kingdom | Biography | 220623 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | R |
