"Before he created the music he lived every bit of it"
Purple Rain

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Released July 27th, 1984, 'Purple Rain' stars Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Jerome Benton The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a user score of 67 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 338 respected users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "A victim of his own anger the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band the Revolution escaping a tumultuous home life through music While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer Apollonia But another musician Morris looks to steal the Kids spotlight and his girl" .

'Purple Rain' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on July 27th, 1984 - Buy Purple Rain Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting June 25th, 1997 - Buy Purple Rain DVD