Straw (2025)

Original title

STRAW

Directed by

Tyler Perry

Genre

drama film, crime film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 978 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A single mother is pushed to desperate actions when her daughter becomes seriously ill. Her choices lead her into dangerous situations with no easy way out.

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What happens

STRAW is a 2025 American psychological crime drama film written, produced and directed by Tyler Perry. It follows a single mother struggling to provide for her ill daughter as a series of events drive her to extreme measures. The film stars Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor, Sinbad, Rockmond Dunbar, Ashley Versher, Mike Merrill, and Glynn Turman. It is also the third Tyler Perry movie to star Henson as the central character after I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009) and Acrimony (2018). Straw was released by Netflix on June 6, 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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