Purple Rain
Directed by Albert Magnoli
A young man with a talent for music has begun a career with much promise. He meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs. A complicated tale of his repeating his father's self destructive behavior, losing Apollonia to another singer (Morris Day), and his coming to grips with his own connection to other people ensues.
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Purple Rain Ratings & Reviews
- Lorenzo VerdeJuly 26, 2025I don't know how many of them exist, but this has to be one of the greatest music album-to-mooophie crossovers of all times. Everything just works.
- Scott SmithJanuary 26, 2026OK, it's dated, it's corny, the acting is...well, not great. But, as a Minneapolis native, this movie is semi-legendary to me. Tons of great local scenery and it captures a very specific time in Minneapolis music history. Not to mention that the music and soundtrack are top notch and excellent. Prince was a local legend in the MPLS music scene, and this movie catches him at the starting point of his meteoric career. I'll always have a soft spot for this movie.
- Eric BakkeOctober 13, 2024Are we supposed to be rooting for Prince? It's funny how incredibly unlikable the protagonist is in this film.
Purple Rain Trivia
Purple Rain was released on July 27, 1984.
Purple Rain was directed by Albert Magnoli.
Purple Rain has a runtime of 1h 51m.
Purple Rain was produced by Joseph Ruffalo, Steven Fargnoli, Robert Cavallo.
A young man with a talent for music has begun a career with much promise. He meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs. A complicated tale of his repeating his father's self destructive behavior, losing Apollonia to another singer (Morris Day), and his coming to grips with his own connection to other people ensues.
The key characters in Purple Rain are The Kid (Prince), Apollonia (Apollonia Kotero), Morris (Morris Day).
Purple Rain is rated R.
Purple Rain is a Drama, Romance, Music film.
Purple Rain has an audience rating of 7.8 out of 10.
Purple Rain had a budget of $7.2M.
Purple Rain has made $68.4M at the box office.