Sherri Shepherd also stars in this feature about a single mother who gets caught up in a robbery scheme while caring for her sick daughter.

Straw, the psychological crime film from writer-director Tyler Perry, blends emotional turmoil with sharp suspense to deliver one of Netflix 's most popular thrillers of the year so far.

Tyler Perry’s Straw cast includes Taraji P. Henson and Teyana Taylor in a Netflix thriller centered on emotional collapse and ...

Tyler Perry’s Straw puts the struggles of a Black single mother on full display, and she navigates trying to make ends meet during a day when it seems like good news is far away.

A very interesting theory about the major plot twist of the film is now being widely dissected and we've just got to discuss ...

When Netflix released Tyler Perry's Straw on June 6, 2025, the internet immediately began buzzing. The film's gripping trailer hinted at a slow descent into chaos as a single mother, Janiyah ...

What Is 'Straw' About? Filmed in four days, Tyler Perry's new movie, Straw, concerns a single mother, Janiyah Wiltkinson (Henson), during the worst time of her life. Living in a dilapidated ...

Straw follows Janiyah Wiltkinson, a single mother caught in a relentless storm of poverty, injustice, and grief. After losing her daughter to a seizure, an event she cannot emotionally accept ...

Straw is an incredibly intense movie from director Tyler Perry, but what makes protagonist Janiyah finally reach her absolute breaking point?

A Nigerian man named Stanley Umezulike critiqued Tyler Perry's Straw, highlighting an issue with the movie's narrative. He explains why he had a problem with plot.

Tyler Perry is accused of using Black women’s pain in his films, yet the masses are still enjoying his latest feature.

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