Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story

Son. Father. Writer. Director. Mogul.

7.7

9 votes

2023

1h 55m

Documentary

Overview

Tyler Perry is America’s consummate multihyphenate. But underneath this entertainment behemoth is a man working humbly to heal his childhood trauma by transforming his pain into promise. This documentary, a nod to his mother’s love, is an intimate portrait of visionary Tyler Perry and his harrowing but faithful road to the top of an industry that didn’t always include him.

Directed by Gelila Bekele, Armani Ortiz