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For Colored Girls

2010 · 134 min

A harrowing, emotionally raw experience that interweaves poetry and pain, demanding patience as it builds toward catharsis.

Directed by
Tyler Perry
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Many voices. One poem.
Overview
A film about existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.

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Directed by
Tyler Perry
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • race
  • gender
  • survival
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight10

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Tyler Perry
Written by
Tyler Perry
Starring
Kimberly Elise, Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine, Thandiwe Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Kerry Washington, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashād
Music
Aaron Zigman
Cinematography
Alexander Gruszynski
Runtime
134 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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