The Purple Rose of Cairo

    • Common Sense Age 12+
    • Critics Consensus 93%
    • HD
    • CC
    • Comedy
    • 1 Hour 22 Minutes
    • 4.6 • 26 Ratings

Mia Farrow plays a lonely Depression-era waitress trapped in an unhappy marriage. She escapes her drab life by going to the movies over and over again. Suddenly, one day, her movie heartthrob steps off the screen and into her life -- literally! A bittersweet cinema fantasy.

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Mia Farrow plays a lonely Depression-era waitress trapped in an unhappy marriage. She escapes her drab life by going to the movies over and over again. Suddenly, one day, her movie heartthrob steps off the screen and into her life -- literally! A bittersweet cinema fantasy.

    • Rent $3.99
    • Buy $14.99

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Ratings and Reviews

4.6 out of 5
26 Ratings

26 Ratings

93% TOMATOMETER

Critics Consensus: Lighthearted and sweet, The Purple Rose of Cairo stands as one of Woody Allen's more inventive -- and enchantingly whimsical -- pictures.

12+ COMMON SENSE

Whimsical Woody Allen love note to '30s films.

Cast & Crew

Information

Studio
MGM
Genre
Comedy
Released
Copyright

Languages

Primary
English (Stereo, Subtitles, CC)
Additional

French (Stereo), Portuguese (Subtitles), Spanish (Stereo), Spanish (Spain) (Subtitles)

Accessibility

CC
Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.

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