For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls, in Australia on Stan, and in the US on Philo and YouTube TV, takes its characters as seriously as it takes its plot. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. 84 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Kimberly Elise anchors it with a performance that rewards close attention. Start it on Stan whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

For Colored Girls arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. For Colored Girls trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. 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. Kimberly Elise and Janet Jackson lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2010. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping everything up in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, For Colored Girls delivers. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Kimberly Elise carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.

For Colored Girls was released in 2010, directed by Tyler Perry. The full 134-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.