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

Jun 9

2/4

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

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Lisa Kennedy

New York Times

Jun 9

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

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Lovia Gyarkye

The Hollywood Reporter

Jun 9

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.

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Aug 31

7.2/10

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.

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Karina Adelgaard

Heaven of Horror

Aug 11

3/5

...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.

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Maxance Vincent

FlickSided

Jul 25

1.5/5

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.

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Bear G

13h

Henson and Shephard manage to keep this poorly written and, frankly, poorly directed John Q clone of a movie afloat because of their stand out acting and onscreen chemistry which was deserving of a much more high quality piece of cinema that they had to work with. Extremely wooden acting from all other characters, and an even more eye-rolling, cliché-ridden script can't keep this treading water even in the mediocre section. It's a shame, it had moments of real potential when the acting duo put on a class, but alas, it had far more moments of just out-and-out cringe fest.

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Aadi G

@Aadi_Gill29 6d

Taraji P. Henson gave the best academy award winning performance I have seen in a while, however Tyler Perry's direction of the film, lacked a sustainable approach. The film felt dragged on without any proper storyline and character establishment, however the acting is what truly encapsulating the raw emotions, and the performance is what takes it to the next level. 4/5 definately recommend.

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Jay L.

@Jay.Livin 6d

I love this movie so much. It shows some of the real struggles some people go through on a day to day basis. Mental health is sooo important and is not talked about enough in real life and movies.

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Matthew M.

@matthewm90112 Nov 30

Loved it!! Wasn’t expecting a thriller from Tyler Perry to be so good!!

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Yi W

Nov 29

Yes life is hard, especially a single poor Mom. But this story is too over. I cannot feel its real

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Julie B

Nov 17

Very good, and a twist I definitely didn't see coming

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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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