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Purple Rain

Purple Rain

6,7 /10 (423 Votes)
1984 EN 111 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

27/07/1984

Votes

423

Popularity

3.9

Before he created the music, he lived every bit of it.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

111 min

Budget

$7,200,000

Revenue

$68,392,977

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-03-22

⭐ 6

If this were a piece of vinyl, then there would be one side that features a strong and charismatic concert-style performance from the star and another that depicts a second-rate brat-pack style drama that is almost cringemaking to watch at times. The latter element follows a young musician who is regularly his father's punchbag at home and who struggles to avoid travelling down the the same path, especially when he meets the wanna-be singer "Apollonia" (Apollonia Kotero). Though she's keen, she can't be doing with his temperamental behaviour and switches allegiance to the more stable "Morris" …

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