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Purple Rain

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Yearning to watch 'Purple Rain' in the comfort of your own home? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Albert Magnoli-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Purple Rain' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'Purple Rain' right now, here are some specifics about the Water, Purple Films, Warner Bros. Pictures music flick.

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 collated reviews from 345 experienced users.

Want 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 Kid's spotlight -- and his girl."

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

'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