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By Molly R (320) on 29 Jul 2016

I watched this because of Prince's recent death and felt that as a Minneapolis native I should see it at least once…

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By Barbara Shulgasser (553) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 27 Jun 2016

Prince's rock musical-drama has lots of sex, profanity…

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By Matt G (2,017) on 26 Jun 2016

Despite their distinct styles, the comparisons between Prince and Bowie are staggering: same death year, extremely unique auras, supreme talent,…

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By Jason M (2,623) on 20 Jun 2016

I watched this film recently because a friend told me it was great and that Prince was a musical genius…

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By Mitch B (96) on 02 Jun 2016

This is Prince at his all time best. If you can get past the awful plot and acting, what you will find is some of the best music ever…

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By Amy R (292) on 01 Jun 2016

Please bring this back to the big screens on June 7th, every year, in honor of Prince's birthday! At least in Minneapolis…

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By Scott C (2,765) on 17 May 2016

In Summer 1984, critics trashed this film for poor acting and wafer thin script.. completely missing the point…

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By Keith O (202) on 14 May 2016

Amazing for obvious reasons. still, the psychology in this film is dark and deep. glad The Kid redeemed himself…

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By Eric V (398) on 13 May 2016

Great music and great music performances by Prince are the obvious highlights of this film. The story surrounded it is bone bare on plot…

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By Lewis E (436) on 04 May 2016

I had the VHS and watched it over and over again 30 years ago. One of my favorite movies of all time…

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By Derron W (1) on 03 May 2016

A Great movie for my money, some may like it some may love and some may just hate it, but what you have to wrap your head around is that this…

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By David F (1,889) on 01 May 2016

Despite some real hammy and clumsy acting, Purple Rain is pretty good. The story of the Kid is interesting, and often sad…

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By David A (1,816) on 01 May 2016

No disrespect to Prince. He's a great singer and performer, but when it comes to this film, it's awful…

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By Chester C (7) on 01 May 2016

Thanks #AMCTheaters for showing #PurpleRain at your theaters this past week…

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By Danny S (696) on 30 Apr 2016

Saw Purple Rain Last Night At Rave Movie Theater. Prince Was OK As (The Kid) Trying To Make In The World Of Rock And Roll In Minnesota…

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By M. L (71) on 30 Apr 2016

Just as good as it was when it first came out…

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By Christopher F (331) on 30 Apr 2016

The music is spectacular! The Story is Nuts…

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By Blake P (935) on 29 Apr 2016

In 1984, Prince was only getting started…

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By Steven S (909) on 29 Apr 2016

In the early years the network was hungry for content…

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By Bob K (246) on 28 Apr 2016

The film was great when I saw it in '84 at the age of 14. I still love the music, but the poor plot and acting is noticeable in 2016…

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