Screenplay: Tyler Perry

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Tyler Perry. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


For Colored Girls

2010 · Movie · 135 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Whoopi Goldberg · Thandie Newton · Janet Jackson · Kerry Washington

Synopsis A drama based on Ntozake Shange's about existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females.

6.2

78 votes

6.2

78 votes

A Jazzman's Blues

2022 · Movie · 127 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Joshua Boone · Solea Pfeiffer · Amirah Vann · Austin Scott

Synopsis A story of forbidden love and family secrets that reaches from the 1940s to the 1980s. Premiere at TIFF 2022

6.1

287 votes

6.1

287 votes

The Six Triple Eight

2024 · Movie · 127 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Kerry Washington · Ebony Obsidian · Dean Norris · Sam Waterston

Synopsis 855 women joined the war to fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. Faced with discrimination and a country devastated by war, they managed to sort more than 17 million pieces of mail ahead of time.

6.0

1K votes

6.0

1K votes

The Family That Preys

2008 · Movie · 111 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Alfre Woodard · Kathy Bates · Sanaa Lathan · Rockmond Dunbar

Synopsis Academy Award®-winner Kathy Bates and Academy Award®-nominee Alfre Woodard star as the matriarchs of two very different families being torn apart by greed and scandal in the contemporary drama "Tyler Perry's The Family That Prays." The sixth feature film by...

5.4

33 votes

5.4

33 votes

Tyler Perry's Acrimony

2018 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Taraji P. Henson · Danielle Nicolet · Jazmyn Simon · Ajiona Alexus

Synopsis A faithful wife (Taraji P. Henson) tired of standing by her devious husband (Lyriq Bent) is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed.

5.4

148 votes

5.4

148 votes

Daddy's Little Girls

2007 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Gabrielle Union · Idris Elba · Louis Gossett Jr. · Tracee Ellis Ross

Synopsis A single father, Monty (Elba) is a garage mechanic who lives in a poor neighborhood and struggles to make ends meet as he raises his three young daughters on his own. But when the courts award custody of his daughters...

5.2

46 votes

5.2

46 votes

A Fall from Grace

2020 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Crystal R. Fox · Adrian Pasdar · Tyler Perry · Cicely Tyson

Synopsis Disheartened since her ex-husband's affair, Grace Waters feels restored by a new romance. But when secrets erode her short-lived joy, Grace's vulnerable side turns violent.

5.1

2K votes

5.1

2K votes

Why Did I Get Married?

2007 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Tyler Perry · Sharon Leal · Janet Jackson · Jill Scott

Synopsis The big screen adaptation of Perry's stage play about the trials of marriage, and what happens to one family when a sexy young temptress arrives on the scene.

5.0

43 votes

5.0

43 votes

Good Deeds

2012 · Movie · 111 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Tyler Perry · Thandie Newton · Gabrielle Union · Rebecca Romijn

Synopsis Right before his wedding, an affluent man (Perry) develops complicating feelings for a single mom.

4.9

72 votes

4.9

72 votes

Madea's Big Happy Family

2011 · Movie · 109 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Tyler Perry · Loretta Devine · Bow Wow · Shannon Kane

Synopsis Madea jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too...

4.8

34 votes

4.8

34 votes

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Jurnee Smollett-Bell · Lance Gross · Kim Kardashian · Vanessa Williams

Synopsis A marriage counselor's personal and professional life becomes complicated after she enters into a relationship with one of her clients.

4.7

88 votes

4.7

88 votes

The Single Moms Club

2014 · Movie · 111 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Nia Long · Amy Smart · Cocoa Brown · Terry Crews

Synopsis Brought together by an incident at their children’s school, a group of single mothers from different walks of life bond, and create a support group that helps them find comedy in the obstacles of life, as well as their inner...

4.6

87 votes

4.6

87 votes

Beauty in Black

2024 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Taylor Polidore · Crystle Stewart · Amber Reign Smith · Ricco Ross

Synopsis TV series (2024). 2 parts. 16 episodes. A stripper's fate takes a turn when she crosses paths with the wealthy, dysfunctional family behind a cosmetics dynasty and a devious trafficking scheme.

4.6

58 votes

4.6

58 votes

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005 · Movie · 116 min. · United States

Direction Darren Grant

Cast Tyler Perry · Kimberly Elise · Steve Harris · Shemar Moore

Synopsis With all of her possessions packed in a moving van, Helen (Kimberly Elise) starts on her journey to put the pieces of her life back together. Through the assistance of her friends, family, faith, and a twist of fate, Helen...

4.3

133 votes

4.3

133 votes

Meet the Browns

2008 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Tyler Perry · David Mann · Tamela J. Mann · Angela Bassett

Synopsis A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father -- a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family.

4.2

44 votes

4.2

44 votes

Madea's Family Reunion

2006 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Tyler Perry · Blair Underwood · Lynn Whitfield · Boris Kodjoe

Synopsis Based upon Tyler Perry's acclaimed stage production, MADEA'S FAMILY REUNION continues the adventures of southern matriarch Madea begun in the hit film DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN. An unstoppable force of nature, Madea may have finally taken on more...

4.0

84 votes

4.0

84 votes

Madea Goes to Jail

2009 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Tyler Perry · Derek Luke · Keshia Knight Pulliam · Sofia Vergara

Synopsis After a high-speed freeway chase puts Madea (Perry) in front of the judge, her reprieve is short-lived as anger management issues get the best of her and land her in jail. A gleeful Joe couldn't be happier at Madea's misfortune....

3.9

38 votes

3.9

38 votes

I Can Do Bad All by Myself

2009 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Tyler Perry · Taraji P. Henson · Adam Rodriguez · Brian J. White

Synopsis When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer...

3.9

21 votes

3.9

21 votes

Mea Culpa

2024 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Kelly Rowland · Trevante Rhodes · Nick Sagar · Sean Sagar

Synopsis Follows an ambitious criminal defense attorney that, in his aspiration to be named partner, takes on a murder case of an artist.

3.7

373 votes

3.7

373 votes

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black

2024 · Movie · 143 min. · United States

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Meagan Good · Cory Hardrict · Debbi Morgan · Richard Lawson

Synopsis Ava, a young banking professional, is devastated when her husband walks out on their marriage. She is determined to fight until fate intervenes and reveals the wicked deeds that once sabotaged Ava's destiny.

3.7

52 votes

3.7

52 votes