For Colored Girls

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For Colored Girls

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2010

2h 14m

Drama

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In New York, a group of black women, most of whom live in the same Harlem apartment building, faces personal crises, heartbreak and other challenges. Crystal (Kimberly Elise) faces an unhappy existence as an abused lover. Jo (Janet Jackson) is a successful magazine editor, but her husband has a secret double life. Juanita (Loretta Devine) is a relationship counselor but cannot seem to get her love life in order. These three and others become bound together by their experiences.

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Critics Consensus

Tyler Perry has assembled a fine cast for this adaptation of the 1975 play, and his heart is obviously in the right place, but his fondness for melodrama cheapens a meaningful story.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Writer/director Tyler Perry is probably used to taking heat from the critics for his films, but he can rest knowing that his latest movie For Colored Girls... is his best film yet. Even though that might not be attributed to his direction or writing.

Rated: B+

Sep 11, 2017

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Tim Robey

Daily Mail (UK)

Excruciating when it's bad, which is far too often, but a brave failure in lots of ways.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 9, 2010

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Phelim O'Neill

Guardian

Perry crafts poorly paced soap opera, playing out in the most obvious and crass manner possible the situations that the poems subtly dance around. Shange's original text...

Rated: 2/5

Dec 9, 2010

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Where Perry soars is in his longstanding willingness to jump fully into issues.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 8, 2020

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Mattie Lucas

The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)

A lovely and moving film, at once Perry's most dynamic and his most subtle work.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 7, 2019

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Sean Burns

Philadelphia Weekly

And yet the film remains strangely watchable, even when it's gone bonkers. Especially when it's gone bonkers.

May 3, 2015

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Andrea S

This movie shed light on so many issues women deal with but keep it to themselves. It also helped open a dialogue between us and be there for each other. Sad movie but truthful.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/25

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Lauren B

Watching this movie as an adult makes me view it in a different light. I see so many reviews about the long monologues and the sad stories but that’s the point. It’s FOR COLORED GIRLS so if that’s not you, the film probably won’t resonate with you. It’s a sad movie yes, because sad tragic things happen in real life. This is a film you watch once every 10 years. It reminds you of the shared experiences of women & why community is so important.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/25

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Jan M

I didn't like it too much, but I couldn't look away. I'm older and a lot of it was hard to hear and the scenes were violent and exhausting. Some of the poetry was odd, but I guess since the film was made from this poetry, I guess it had it's place. The film just wore me out. Would not recommend.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Rifat A

Unfortunately, Tyler Perry's 'For Colored Girls' left me disappointed. The film's heavy-handed approach felt like an emotional sledgehammer, with moments of melodrama that bordered on excessive. The oversimplified portrayal of complex issues came off as superficial, and the adaptation from Ntozake Shange's play seemed to miss the mark, leaving me yearning for the depth and nuance that the source material promised but failed to deliver on the screen.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/03/24

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Audience Member

Wow! Janet Jackson is the highlight.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

This movie got to me. When I saw that man take his own kids and dangle them from that apartment building, that upset me. That was really sad. I can't stop thinking about how messed up that was.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Synopsis

In New York, a group of black women, most of whom live in the same Harlem apartment building, faces personal crises, heartbreak and other challenges. Crystal (Kimberly Elise) faces an unhappy existence as an abused lover. Jo (Janet Jackson) is a successful magazine editor, but her husband has a secret double life. Juanita (Loretta Devine) is a relationship counselor but cannot seem to get her love life in order. These three and others become bound together by their experiences.

Director: Tyler Perry
Producer: Ozzie Areu, Roger M. Bobb, Paul Hall, Tyler Perry
Screenwriter: Tyler Perry
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lionsgate Films, Tyler Perry Studios
Rating: R (Language|A Rape|Sexual Content|Some Disturbing Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 5, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 6, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.7M
Runtime: 2h 14m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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