Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys 2008  PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: The Family That Preys
Director: Tyler Perry
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Sanaa Lathan, Rockmond Dunbar, KaDee Strickland, Cole Hauser, Taraji P. Henson, Robin Givens, Tyler Perry, Kathy Bates, Sebastian Siegel, Santana Pruitt, Kaira Whitehead, Ron Clinton Smith, Jeffrey Alan Chase, Jonell J. Easter
Wealthy socialite Charlotte (Kathy Bates) and her best friend of 30 years, working-class mother Alice (Alfre Woodard), find their grown children going their separate ways. Alice's daughter Andrea (Sanaa Lathan) is married to Chris (Rockmond Dunbar) but is having an affair with her boss, William (Cole Hauser), who is Charlotte's son. William is married to Jillian (KaDee Strickland) and is plotting to take over the Cartwright Construction Company, which Charlotte controls. Meanwhile, Charlotte's other daughter Pam (Taraji P. Henson) recognizes the problems in her family and tries to get them moving in the right direction. Charlotte has her own solution to the problems: She buys a vintage Cadillac convertible and invites Alice to join her on a cross-country trip during which they will have time away from their families to figure out life's problems.
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Why Did I Get Married? 2007  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?
Director: Tyler Perry
Cast: Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson, Jill Scott, Malik Yoba, Richard T. Jones, Michael Jai White, Sharon Leal, Tasha Smith, Denise Boutte, Lamman Rucker, Keesha Sharp, Kaira Whitehead, Brian Bremer
After winning an award for her best-selling book "Why Did I Get Married?" Patricia (Janet Jackson) and her husband Gavin (Malik Yoba) gather with three old college friends and their spouses for their yearly week-long retreat during which Patricia has been using them in her case studies. They arrive at the cabin in snowy Colorado, but this year's vacation together gets off to a rough start. Tensions rise, and, by week's end, secrets that could destroy marriages are revealed leaving couples with decisions regarding the success or failure of their marriages. 2 User Reviews
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| | Anonymous 08/27/2009 | | I loved this movie! I have recommended it to several friends who have also loved it. I felt what the characters were going through. It is a movie that I will watch again because I just loved the way the film takes me through emotions. I am not a black woman and another reviewer stated that I would not connect with it the way the black community would and I challenge that statement. I think EVERY woman will connect with this movie. I may have missed something, but I didn't see it as a racially segregated nor racially targeted movie. If it is such a film then I am glad I failed to identify that because I am a true fan of the movie and don't want any racial bias to taint how I feel. |
| | TYLERS MOVIE | 4real 11/06/2007 | | This film is one of his better films which he acknowledges himself. I don't expect white people to connect to this film the way the black community will connect to it so for that reason is why it did so well. The writing isn't superb but you have to give him credit for improvement. It's the first in a long time where African-Americans we're seen in a way that wasn't "stereotypical". So congrats to Tyler and the cast. Mad KUDOS to Jill Scott and Janet Jackson who surprised everyone with there very raw and real performances. Don't Hate, Celebrate! |
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| 1. Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)
aka: The Family That Preys
2. Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
aka: Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?
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