
Watch The Purple Rose of Cairo
- PG
- 1985
- 1 hr 24 min
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7.7 (52,063)
This fantasy film tells the story of a bored and unhappy housewife, Cecilia, who escapes her life by attending the movies on a regular basis. After seeing the fictional movie The Purple Rose of Cairo a number of times, Cecilia notices one of the characters, Tom, appears to be looking at her. Tom, a fictional archaeologist and adventurer leaves his movie world behind and exits the screen and decides to begin a relationship with Cecilia in the real world. Unfortunately, Cecilia's life is a struggle as she is tied to her abusive husband who has stopped her leaving him many times.