STRAW

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STRAW

2025

1h 45m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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A single mother's world unravels in chaos as her day goes from bad to worse to catastrophic as she struggles to care for her ill daughter. Pushed to the brink by a world that seems indifferent to her existence, she's forced to confront impossible choices in a society that offers her no safety net.

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Critics Consensus

While Taraji P. Henson puts in a powerful performance, STRAW is ultimately too monotonous with miserableness to sustain its dramatic premise.

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Ty Burr

Washington Post

“Straw” has all the feels it wants and little of the art it needs.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 9, 2025

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Lisa Kennedy

New York Times

Henson — so deeply committed to her character’s emotional cratering — still makes us care.

Jun 9, 2025

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Lovia Gyarkye

The Hollywood Reporter

Straw isn’t the worst Perry film, but it suffers from the same problems that plague all of his projects. The narrative is chock full of heavy-handed metaphors, fussy plotting and strained drama. The best parts of the film can be attributed to Henson.

Jun 9, 2025

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Taraji tackles this role like every mother who has ever lived is channeled through her. It is the best performance of hers in years. She’s a revelation and deserves the praise.

Rated: 7.2/10

Aug 31, 2025

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Karina Adelgaard

Heaven of Horror

...a new thriller from Tyler Perry. What makes this one work so well? The way Taraji P. Henson and Sherri Shepherd carry the brutally realistic backstory.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 11, 2025

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Maxance Vincent

FlickSided

The twist concludes the movie with a bad taste in our mouth, and a realization that Perry will never be able to make art that will stand the test of time if he doesn’t treat serious subject matters like the ones he deals with in Straw with respect.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jul 25, 2025

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VITALII H

THE MOVIE PORTRAYS SOCIAL INJUSTICES AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES... WITH THE HOPE FOR HUMANITY TO MAKE BETTER CHOICES WHEN IT COMES TO TREATING OTHERS. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT A PERSON MAY GO THROUGH. IT HAS A GOOD INTENTION AND ASKS OF US TO BE MORE KIND TO EACH OTHER. NOT GONNA LIE, AT FIRST I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL. I DIDN'T LIKE THE CAMERA ANGLES, EVEN ACTING FELT MEDIOCRE AT TIMES, PRODUCTION WAS LACKING AND IN GENERAL I WAS NOT A BIG FAN OF THE PRODUCTION. EVERYTHING CHANGED DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE MOVIE. IT KINDA PUT ALL THE PIECES TOGETHER! YOU WILL BE SURPRISED. I CRIED AT THE END. IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL.DESERVES IT'S FLOWERS!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/26/25

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A.L.Jude P

The only plus factor is Taraji Henson's acting was great yet the movie in whole is so insufferable looks like the script was made through an AI platform. The script been rushed, unrealistic and utterly exasperated.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/20/25

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Yvonne-Ann l

Melodramatic plot and the twist feels artificial and forced. What made me watch until the end was the brilliant acting from two of the main actresses. If it wasn’t for them, this would have been a mediocre film.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/07/25

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Finn S.

Raw and emotional, I loved it! Henson’s acting was amazingggggg. I wanted to cry and felt every emotion. Henson definitely carried this movie, I think that if it was anyone else but her it would’ve sucked

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/24/25

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April L.

Intense, pulls on your heart strings. Fantastic movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/22/25

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Kim G.

Wow. What an intense story- right from the start, it wasted no time! And yes, lots of the acting was bad &the music was a bit too dramatic during intense scenes but the main character’s performance (aka Janiah) was really strong and she pulled me into her world. The ending was shocking and brought me to tears.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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Synopsis

A single mother's world unravels in chaos as her day goes from bad to worse to catastrophic as she struggles to care for her ill daughter. Pushed to the brink by a world that seems indifferent to her existence, she's forced to confront impossible choices in a society that offers her no safety net.

Director: Tyler Perry
Producer: Tyler Perry, Angi Bones, Tony Strickland
Screenwriter: Tyler Perry
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Tyler Perry Studios
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2025
Runtime: 1h 45m

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