For Colored Girls

2010, Drama, 2h 14m

109 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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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. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

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.
  • Rating:
    R (Language|A Rape|Sexual Content|Some Disturbing Violence)
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Tyler Perry
  • Producer:
    Ozzie Areu, Roger M. Bobb, Paul Hall
  • Writer:
    Tyler Perry
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $37.7M
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  • Distributor:
    Lionsgate Films
  • Sound Mix:
    SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

Cast & Crew

Kimberly Elise
Crystal, Brown
Janet Jackson
Jo, Red
Loretta Devine
Juanita, Green
Thandiwe Newton
Tangie, Orange
Anika Noni Rose
Yasmine, Yellow
Kerry Washington
Kelly, Blue
Tessa Thompson
Nyla, Purple
Phylicia Rashad
Gilda
Whoopi Goldberg
Alice, White
Macy Gray
Rose
Michael Ealy
Beau Willie
Omari Hardwick
Carl
Richard Lawson
Frank
Hill Harper
Donald
Khalil Kain
Bill
Tyler Perry
Director
Tyler Perry
Screenwriter
Ozzie Areu
Producer
Roger M. Bobb
Producer
Paul Hall
Producer
Ozzie Areu
Executive Producer
Joseph P. Genier
Executive Producer
Nzingha Stewart
Executive Producer
Michael Paseornek
Executive Producer
Alexander Gruszynski
Cinematographer
Ina Mayhew
Production Design
Maysie Hoy
Film Editing
Johnetta Boone
Costume Design
Robi Reed
Casting
Aaron Zigman
Original Music
Roswell Hamrick
Art Director
Lance Totten
Set Decoration
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Critic Reviews for For Colored Girls

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Audience Reviews for For Colored Girls

  • Dec 12, 2011
    The classic Ntozake Shange production on which this is based is intimidating enough to adapt and, sadly, I'm hard-pressed to think of a director possessing less of the craftsmanship required to pull it off than Tyler Perry. The tremendous ensemble of actresses deserves sole credit for making 2010's 'For Colored Girls' what it is (shout out in particular to Kimberly Elise and Anika Noni Rose).
    Marisol M Super Reviewer
  • Dec 02, 2011
    For Colored Girls is another melodrama from Tyler Perry but in many ways he has changed with this film. Its story and characters would be perfect if Perry did not focus on making it just African-Americans, I will never get over that he believes only black people have issues. The cast is phenomenal, this may be the best cast I hve seen in a Tyler Perry film and I believe there should have been an Oscar nomination for at least one performance in this film. This movie focuses so much on the drama and not enough on its essense, and with all these different characters it was hard to follow and love the film. The movie is decent, and I could tell Tyler Perry put his heart into it, but the story sadly makes it fall short.
    Bradley W Super Reviewer
  • Sep 20, 2011
    I enjoyed the plot and how all of the stories came together...it reminded me a little of "Crash". However, It lost me when the scenes turned into a poetry monologue. I could do without that.
    Sarah P Super Reviewer
  • Apr 28, 2011
    A shockingly compelling melodrama, color me surprised. It really shouldn't have worked, what with all the turgid descents into poetry and blatant attempts to get us to cry, but it made me cry nevertheless. My favorite storyline was definitely Thandie Newton's, as the feral Tangie.
    Jennifer X Super Reviewer
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