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Tyler Perry's Finding Joy

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Tyler Perry's Finding Joy follows Shannon Thornton as Joy, a New York fashion designer whose talents are overshadowed by her boss. Just like her career, Joy has been unlucky in love. Encouraged by her steadfast friends Ashley (Brittany S. Hall) and Littia (Inayah), Joy follows her crush Colton (Aaron O'Connell) to Colorado, hoping for holiday magic. Instead, a shocking revelation and a snowstorm leave her stranded. At her lowest, Joy meets Ridge (Tosin Morohunfola), a chance encounter that transforms her perspective on life and love.
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Owen Gleiberman Variety It’s Perry’s version of a holiday movie and a connect-the-dots love story, but it’s cliché-driven in such a minimal way that it almost makes you yearn for the Perry movies that can feel like a long night of channel surfing all rolled into one. Nov 7, 2025 Full Review Korey Coleman Double Toasted Tyler Perry's most boring movie. Nov 16, 2025 Full Review Jennifer Green Common Sense Media Predictable and far-fetched on most levels, this romance is also just appealing enough to keep you interested. Rated: 3/5 Nov 11, 2025 Full Review Jeffrey Lyles Lyles' Movie Files Perry shows he can easily put his spin on the romance drama formula and craft a film that should satisfy both hopeful and hopeless romantics. While that might not be a Christmas miracle, it certainly is a welcome development for future Perry films. Rated: 8.5/10 Nov 8, 2025 Full Review John Serba Decider It’s your turn to find some joy out there, because there’s none to be had in this movie. Nov 7, 2025 Full Review Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com The picture isn’t romantic or amusing, it’s just boring, watching Perry stick with cliché and uninspired dialogue while trying to stretch a simple concept in the most fatigued ways. Rated: D Nov 5, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Rissa P How can one grown ass woman be so dumb & ignorant. Everybody Errrrrrrybody told her there’s a snow blizzard but nah this dumb ass had to go out into it. Bish could have been laid up in a hotel for afew days before catching her flight outta that hole but nah TP gotta always make black women look weak & dumb. Errrrrytime! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/19/25 Full Review Shavon D. TP is known for repetitive and unmotivated scripts. The world created isn’t believable simply by how his characters speak. The lack of character development cheats the audience out of any relationship with the cast. Therefore when something significant happens in the story, like a climax or story shift, we don’t care. It feels out of the blue because the pacing was too fast. The cast is attractive; they always are, but that’s not enough to tell a good story. Also why are black women always doing things we wouldn’t typically do…like go meet a man’s parents across the country that calls you “one of the guys”? Be forreal. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/19/25 Full Review Audience Member Every year I look forward to the Christmas romcons. Finding Joy was my first of the season. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/15/25 Full Review Leslie D What was wrong with Ridge? He seemed developmentally delayed but it could have been the " I am stuttering and panting, therefore a dramatic actor" thing you see in child stars. Her ex also a doofus, No bueno. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/13/25 Full Review Ruth S I regrettably watched “Finding Joy” only to be predictably underwhelmed. In Tyler Perry’s universe, nuance is the first casualty. His films are built on scaffolds of stereotype, sermon-styled monologues that stretch long past their emotional expiration date, humor that leans on mockery rather than wit, and protracted dialogue where character depth should be. Like much of his work, “Finding Joy", mistakes noise for narrative, resulting in cinema that talks a lot, but remarkably says very little. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/11/25 Full Review Kelvin B. Bad acting. Bad plot. Bad movie! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/11/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Tyler Perry's Finding Joy follows Shannon Thornton as Joy, a New York fashion designer whose talents are overshadowed by her boss. Just like her career, Joy has been unlucky in love. Encouraged by her steadfast friends Ashley (Brittany S. Hall) and Littia (Inayah), Joy follows her crush Colton (Aaron O'Connell) to Colorado, hoping for holiday magic. Instead, a shocking revelation and a snowstorm leave her stranded. At her lowest, Joy meets Ridge (Tosin Morohunfola), a chance encounter that transforms her perspective on life and love.
Director
Tyler Perry
Producer
Tyler Perry, Angi Bones, Will Areu
Screenwriter
Tyler Perry, Tyler Perry
Distributor
Prime Video
Production Co
Amazon MGM Studios, Transportation Resources
Rating
R
Genre
Drama, Holiday
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 5, 2025
Runtime
1h 46m
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