Tyler Perry did a thing, and social media can’t get enough.
Straw is Tyler Perry at his most raw and radical. Taraji P. Henson carries the weight of the world and a sawed-off on her back, giving a performance that’s as explosive as it is devastating.
If you’re still nursing a headache from the tension (and that ending), here are other Tyler Perry films that will break your heart, shake your morals, and maybe make you cry.
1. A Fall from Grace (2020)
Where to Watch: Netflix
A recently divorced woman finds new love, only to discover she’s been caught in a web of lies, fraud, and emotional manipulation. It’s moody, paranoid, and twisted. Think Straw with a slower burn and an unhinged courtroom showdown.
2. I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)
Where to Watch: Paramount+, BET+, Amazon Prime
Taraji P. Henson also stars in this one as April, a nightclub singer whose life is shaken up when her niece and nephews land on her doorstep. It’s full of Perry’s signature emotional arcs: broken women, selfish men, and that redemptive gospel moment that makes you cry even when you said you wouldn’t
3. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
Where to Watch: BET+, Amazon Prime, Apple TV
This is the OG “black woman pushed too far” Perry flick. Kimberly Elise plays Helen, who is unceremoniously kicked out of her house by her cheating husband and her slow, simmering transformation is satisfying to watch. If Straw had you screaming, this will too.
4. Acrimony (2018)
Where to Watch: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime
Another Taraji classic. Acrimony is messy, obsessive, and unhinged in the most gripping way. A woman betrayed by love, and convinced she’s owed more spirals into rage. You’ll argue with your friends for days about who was right and who was delusional. Either way, Perry serves psychological chaos with a side of vengeance.
If Straw reminded you that Tyler Perry knows how to press all your emotional buttons, these films will keep the energy going. They’re messy, moving, cathartic, and unmistakably Perry, a genre of their own.
