Purple Rain (1984)
"Before he created the music, he lived every bit of it."
ThumbScore
👍 77%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 62%
(RT: 70%, MC: 55) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Prince as The Kid
Apollonia Kotero as Apollonia
Morris Day as Morris
Jerome Benton as Jerome
Olga Karlatos as Mother
Billy Sparks as Billy
Wendy Melvoin as Wendy
Is Purple Rain good?
Most people think so. 77% audience score, estimated from 440 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 62%.
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. Wikipedia ↗
