For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls

Many voices. One poem.

Directed by Tyler Perry

Produced by Tyler Perry Studios, 34th Street Films

2010134 min6.7 / 10

A poetic, multi-voiced portrait of Black women's inner lives, grappling with trauma, resilience, and the search for dignity amid systemic and intimate violence.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is For Colored Girls sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is For Colored Girls violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is For Colored Girls scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is For Colored Girls easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does For Colored Girls end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity79

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like For Colored Girls

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as For Colored Girls

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like For Colored Girls, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like For Colored Girls, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like For Colored Girls, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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