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Released 18 years ago.
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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
"Business is like family. Keep your affairs in order."
2008 1h 50m EN
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6.9
SOLID
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54%
ROTTEN
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49
METACRITIC
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6.1
IMDB
★6.9TMDB · 97🥫54%Rotten Tomatoes●49Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 8,776
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt, a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout several decades. Recently, their lives have become mired in turmoil as their adult children’s extramarital affairs, unethical business practices, and a dark secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Charlotte and Alice decide to take a breather from it all by making a cross-country road trip in which they rediscover themselves and possibly find a way to save their families from ruin.
“Business is like family. Keep your affairs in order.”
Cast
Alfre Woodard
Alice Pratt
Sanaa Lathan
Andrea
Rockmond Dunbar
Chris
KaDee Strickland
Jillian Cartwright
Cole Hauser
William Cartwright
Taraji P. Henson
Pam
Robin Givens
Abby
Tyler Perry
Ben
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tyler Perry
- Writers
- Tyler Perry
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Tyler Perry, shot by Toyomichi Kurita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Aaron Zigman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Maysie Hoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Alfre Woodard and Sanaa Lathan and Rockmond Dunbar carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Business is like family. Keep your affairs in order.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1142798 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Tyler Perry directs. Toyomichi Kurita behind the camera. Aaron Zigman scores. Maysie Hoy cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 18 years ago.
- 2Directed by Tyler Perry, shot by Toyomichi Kurita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Aaron Zigman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Maysie Hoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Alfre Woodard and Sanaa Lathan and Rockmond Dunbar carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Business is like family. Keep your affairs in order.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt1142798 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Classified under 25 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "female friendship", "family business ", "betrayal".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Toyomichi Kurita
- Original score
- Aaron Zigman
- Editing
- Maysie Hoy
- Production design
- Ina Mayhew
- Stunt coordinator
- Gerard 'Gus' Williams
- Runtime
- 110 min · 1h 50m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $37,100,000
- Return
- 247% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 54% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 49/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.1/10 · 8,776 votes
- MPAA
- PG-13
Awards
3 wins & 7 nominations total
Also by
Tyler Perry
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Tyler Perry Studios
US
- RE
Reuben Cannon Productions
Key crew
- ProducerTyler Perry
- Costume DesignerKeith G. Lewis
- Co-ProducerJoseph P. Genier
- Co-ProducerRoger M. Bobb
- Music SupervisorJoel C. High
- ProducerReuben Cannon
- Production DesignIna Mayhew
- Executive ProducerMichael Paseornek
- EditorMaysie Hoy
- Executive In Charge Of ProductionDonna Sloan
- First Assistant "B" CameraRobert Robinson
- StuntsDavid Paul Lord
- StuntsShellita Boxie
- StuntsAnderson Martin
- Set DecorationLance Totten
- "A" Camera OperatorPaul Varrieur
- "B" Camera OperatorChris Jones
- Second Assistant DirectorAngi Bones
- Stunt CoordinatorGerard 'Gus' Williams
- Second Assistant "B" CameraTrey Twitty
- ChoreographerJamie Lane
- Line ProducerKaren Gorodetzky
- Art DirectionMark Erbaugh
- First Assistant DirectorRoger M. Bobb
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- husband wife relationship
- female friendship
- family business
- betrayal
- single mother
- family conflict
- arrogance
- construction worker
- snobbery
- cross country trip
- working woman
- ungrateful child
- wealth differences
- atlanta, georgia
- christian woman
- wealthy family
- mother son relationship
- mother daughter relationship
- black cinema
- secret
- business owner
- construction company owner
- lifelong friendship
- contention
- unethical business practices
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2008-09-12PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- The Family That PreysUS
