Alfre Woodard and Kathy Bates star in writer/director Tyler Perry’s family drama about an upper-crust family and their working-class counterparts, who discover that scandal knows no social boundaries. Charlotte Cartwright (Bates) and Alice Pratt (Woodard) may be from different sides of the tracks, yet over the years they’ve managed to nurture a strong and healthy friendship. That friendship is put to the ultimate test, however, when their adult children begin to act out in ways that neither parent ever saw coming. Alice’s daughter Andrea (Sanaa Lathan) is married to a trusting husband named Chris (Rockmond Dunbar), but lately she’s been betraying that trust by sleeping with her boss, William (Cole Hauser), who just so happens to be Charlotte’s son. William is married to Jillian (KaDee Strickland), and in addition to being unfaithful, he’s also scheming to take over the role of COO at his mother’s lucrative construction firm. Meanwhile, Alice’s other daughter, Pam (Taraji P. Henson), and her husband, Ben (Perry), a faithful family man and construction worker, have both recognized that their family has strayed from the course of righteousness, and become determined to help their loved ones back on the right path. When paternity secrets, shady double dealings, and a series of other scandals become too much for Charlotte and Alice to take, the two women set out on a cross-country trip in order to clear their heads and devise a plan for saving their families., Tyler Perry wrote, directed, produced and costars in this gripping drama about a scandal that rocks two families with a lengthy history. One of them is upper-class, the other working class, and each is led by a strong-willed matriarch who are long-time friends. Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard are outstanding as the two women trying to keep their respective families from ruining countless lives. The superb ensemble cast also features Sanaa Lathan, Cole Hauser, Rockmond Dunbar and Kadee Strickland., Scandal rocks two families with a lengthy history, one upper-class, the other working class, and each led by strong-willed matriarchs who are long-time friends.
Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys
Year Released:
2008Lang:
EnglishMins :
111Directed By :
Tyler PerryTrending / Upcoming
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