Released 1985
Stars Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey
Directed by Steven Spielberg
 
This film follows the life of Celie, a young black girl growing up in the early 1900's. The first time we see Celie, she's 14 and pregnant by her father. We stay with her for the next 30 years of her brutal life. Don't be fooled. This is an uplifting, inspirational story.