Movies Like Tyler Perry's Finding Joy (2025)

Tyler Perry's Finding Joy is a 2025 drama film from Tyler Perry with a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Little Women and Meet Me in St. Louis.

Drama

Little Women

1994

With their father away as a chaplain in the Civil War, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a close family who inevitably have their squabbles and tragedies. But the bond holds even when, later, male friends start to become a part of the household.

7.3

MagicScore

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

7.0

MagicScore

Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas

2022

Four days before Christmas, Elizabeth Athens receives a voicemail from a number she doesn’t recognize. On the message, a man she doesn’t know makes one final plea to the love of his life for a second chance.

6.7

MagicScore

Lovely, Still

2009

A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.

6.6

MagicScore

Sundays at Tiffany's

2010

Jane, a soon-to-be-married woman, is reunited with her imaginary friend Michael who returns in a human form. Soon, Jane begins doubting her feelings for her fiance as she gets attracted to Michael.

6.4

MagicScore

The Family Stone

2005

An uptight, conservative businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.

6.3

MagicScore

A Very Merry Mix-Up

2013

Shop owner Alice Chapman is nervous to meet her future in-laws at Christmas, especially because she is arriving ahead of her new fiance Will Mitchum. Alice's trip becomes more stressful when her luggage is lost and her phone is damaged, leaving her no way to find Will's family!

6.0

MagicScore

Navigating Christmas

2023

Recently divorced Melanie brings her son to a remote island for Christmas, where she connects with a lighthouse owner.

5.9

MagicScore

Christmas with a Crown

2020

When a successful woman returns to her hometown to revive her family's Christmas festival, she meets a dashing stranger who's volunteered to help organize the event. Sparks begin to fly between them, but little does she know that he's really a prince in disguise, longing to find the true spirit of the holidays. It will take a Christmas miracle of royal proportions for their hearts to meet as one.

5.6

MagicScore

#10

Brokeback Mountain

2005

In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.

7.8

MagicScore

#11

The Hateful Eight

2015

Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.

7.8

MagicScore

#12

Reminders of Him

2026

When Diem's custodial grandparents adamantly refuse Kenna's attempts to see her daughter, Kenna discovers unexpected compassion, and then something truer and deeper, with former NFL player and local bar owner Ledger. As their secret romance develops, so do the dangers for both of them, leading Kenna toward heartbreak and, ultimately, the hope for a second chance.

7.7

MagicScore

#13

Holidaze

2014

Melody, high powered corporate workaholic for a retail conglomerate, is happy to spend the holidays jet-setting with her girlfriends. However, she's in for an unpleasant surprise when her boss sends her to her sleepy hometown to convince the reluctant townspeople to allow them to build a new discount store. Now, forced to reconnect with her family and her childhood sweetheart Carter, her task is not so simple, as all are vehemently opposed to everything Melody's company stands for. Desperate to get out of town and back to her real life, Melody takes a spill and wakes up in an alternate universe where she never left home and is married to Carter! Once determined to leave her small town life behind, Melody must make sense of her new life and decide if you truly can go home again. - Written by ABC

5.3

MagicScore

#14

Wind River

2017

An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.

7.4

MagicScore

#15

The Perfect Holiday

2007

Nancy Taylor, a divorced mother of three, feels especially lonely during the holidays. All she wants for Christmas is to meet a nice man - even just a nice compliment would make her day. Sensing her sadness, Nancy's little girl, Emily, has a plan to make her mom happy again. She shares her Mommy's wish with shopping mall Santa, Benjamin Armstrong. And Benjamin, who is also a struggling songwriter, knows exactly the right words to say.

5.2

MagicScore

#16

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

An Unfinished Life

2005

Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. One day, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door broke, desperate and with a granddaughter he's never known. But even as buried anger and accusations resurface, the way is opened for unexpected connection, adventure and forgiveness.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

Heaven's Gate

1980

Harvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyoming, standing at the center of a conflict between impoverished immigrants and affluent cattle farmers. Politically connected ranchers enlist mercenary Nathan Champion—who is also vying for the affections of local madam Ella Watson—to combat the immigrant uprising. As tensions escalate, both Averill and Champion start to question their decisions.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

Red Rock West

1993

When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money, and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

Land

2021

Edee, in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the world she once knew and in the face of that uncertainty, retreats to the magnificent, but unforgiving, wilds of the Rockies. After a local hunter brings her back from the brink of death, she must find a way to live again.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Tyler Perry's Finding Joy?

The top films similar to Tyler Perry's Finding Joy by MovieMagicScore are Little Women (7.3), Meet Me in St. Louis (7.0), Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas (6.7). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Tyler Perry's Finding Joy worth watching?

Tyler Perry's Finding Joy holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10 from 22 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Tyler Perry's Finding Joy?

Tyler Perry's Finding Joy (2025) is a drama film directed by Tyler Perry, starring Shannon Thornton, Tosin Morohunfola, Brittany S. Hall.

Where can I find more recommendations like Tyler Perry's Finding Joy?

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About movies like Tyler Perry's Finding Joy

This ranked list pairs Tyler Perry's Finding Joy (2025), a drama film from Tyler Perry, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Shannon Thornton take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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