The Family That Preys is a 2008 American movie drama written, produced, and directed by Tyler Perry. The screenplay focuses on two families, one wealthy and the other working class, whose lives are intertwined in both love and business. The movie is the second of four in which Perry's signature character, Madea, does not make an appearance. It is also the second Perry-directed film that is not based on any of the filmmaker's stage plays. In a prologue, socialite Charlotte Cartwright hosts the wedding of her best friend Alice Evans' daughter Andrea , who is marrying ambitious construction... worker Chris Bennett . The couple is congratulated by Charlotte's son William and his wife Jillian , who deprived Charlotte of planning an elaborate reception for them by eloping. William suggests the newlyweds contact him for employment with the Cartwright family's highly successful Atlanta construction company after they return from their honeymoon. Four years later, Ben , is married to Andrea's sister Pam .
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| Release date: | September 12, 2008 |
| Directed by: | Tyler Perry |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 111 Minutes |
| Producer: | Tyler Perry |
| Music by: | Aaron Zigman |
| Genre: | Comedy |