Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)

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Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt, a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout many years. Suddenly, their lives become mired in turmoil as their adult children's extramarital affairs, unethical business practices and a dark paternity secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Alice's self-centered... See Full Description

Genres: Comedy, Drama and Kids/Family

Running Time: 1 hr. 51 min.

Release Date: September 12th, 2008 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material, sexual references and brief violence.

Distributors: Lionsgate

U.S. Box Office: $36,405,889


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Starring: Alfre Woodard, Sanaa Lathan, Rockmond Dunbar, KaDee Strickland, Cole Hauser
Directed by: Tyler Perry
Produced by: Reuben Cannon, Tyler Perry, Roger M. Bobb (II)
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Chicago Tribune, Geoff Berkshire
"Can't someone tell him enough is enough?" Full Review...
E! Online, Luke Y. Thompson
"...Tyler Perry's latest work of Gospelsploitation is honest-to-God entertaining..." Full Review...
Hollywood Reporter, Stephen Farber
"Critics might carp, but it's hard to resist the movie's mixture of soap opera, humor and heart-filled homilies." Full Review...
New York Times, Stephen Holden
"...crude interracial fable..." Full Review...

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