10) The Color Purple (1985)
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Steven Spielberg directed the movie version of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize novel about a Black woman who triumphs over abuse in America at the start of the 20th century. The themes in this film include race and gender, as well as endurance, with performances by Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Danny Glover. With 11 nominations from the Academy Awards, the reception was negative and positive concerning its treatment of Black women.
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