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Tyler Perry's Finding Joy

Tyler Perry's Finding Joy

Drama · 2025

Joy, a successful designer, seeks a proposal at Christmas. In Wyoming's mountains, she finds what she truly needs when the man she loves sees her as just a friend.

Movie details

Tyler Perry's Finding Joy

“Happily ever after begins in the wildest places.”

2025 Drama 1h 47m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

5.9 / 10

Community rating

Joy, a successful designer, seeks a proposal at Christmas. In Wyoming's mountains, she finds what she truly needs when the man she loves sees her as just a friend.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Tyler Perry's Finding Joy?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Tyler Perry

Written by

Tyler Perry

Shannon Thornton

Shannon Thornton

Joy

Tosin Morohunfola

Tosin Morohunfola

Cast

Brittany S. Hall

Brittany S. Hall

Ashley

Eric Stanton Betts

Eric Stanton Betts

Pat-Treek

D

Derek Alexander Dixon

Cast

Natalie Savage

Natalie Savage

Cast

Jeffery Thomas Johnson

Jeffery Thomas Johnson

David Whipliton

Court is in session

Put Tyler Perry's Finding Joy on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.