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10 Best Movies Like The Color Purple

If you loved The Color Purple, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Glass Agency

The Glass Agency

1998★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Color Purple for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An armed veteran of the Iran-Iraq War takes hostages at a travel agency after failing to raise enough money for his injured comrade to travel abroad for medical treatment....

#2
The Buffalo

The Buffalo

2015★ 3.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Color Purple for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A couple, Shokufeh and Iman who plan to flee Iran travel to the port city of Anzali to meet a man who is to smuggle them across the border. They await him by the side of a lagoon. ...

#3
Darkman II: The Return of Durant

Darkman II: The Return of Durant

1995★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Color Purple for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Darkman and Durant return and they hate each other as much as ever. This time, Durant has plans to take over the city's drug trade using high-tech weaponry. Darkman must step in an...

#4
Return to Horror High

Return to Horror High

1987★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Color Purple for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A few years ago, a mysterious serial-killer caused panic on Crippen High School. The killer was never caught. A movie company, Cosmic Pictures, has decided to make a feature movie ...

#5
Fantozzi Retires

Fantozzi Retires

1988★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Color Purple for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After thirty years in the big corporation, Ugo Fantozzi retires. Suddenly, he needs things to do in everyday life and he tries a number of activities: helping Pina shopping; babysi...

#6
Return of the Fly

Return of the Fly

1959★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Color Purple for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Fifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own. Ho...