Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- melodramatic
- suspenseful
- thriller night
- tyler perry marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film entertainingly chaotic but undermined by weak writing, glaring production errors, and an overworked melodramatic thriller structure.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Grace awaits trial for her husband's murder while novice public defender Jasmine searches for grounds to challenge the case.
Grace's new marriage progressively damages her life, work, and sense of stability after an initially romantic encounter.
Jasmine Bryant is a public defender who has never tried a case and becomes Grace's principal hope for vindication.
The plot escalates from romantic second chances and family disappointment into homicide charges, imprisonment, and unthinkable secrets.
Films like A Fall from Grace, and why
The Client
Shared courtroom thriller framework, murder mystery, wrongful accusation, and melodramatic secrets
Primal Fear
Shared legal suspense, inexperienced defense advocate, and high-stakes criminal investigation
Sleeping with the Enemy
Shared domestic abuse themes, marital betrayal, psychological manipulation, and female-centered suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Tyler Perry
- Release Date
- 2020-01-17
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (998)
Cast
- Crystal R. Fox
- Phylicia Rashād
- Bresha Webb
- Mehcad Brooks
- Cicely Tyson
- Tyler Perry
- Donovan Christie Jr.
- Walter Fauntleroy
- Angela Marie Rigsby
- Steve Mapel
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Fall from Grace about?
- A jailed widow's inexperienced public defender races to uncover the truth behind a seemingly impossible marital homicide.
- What is A Fall from Grace like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Fall from Grace as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is A Fall from Grace violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in A Fall from Grace as mild.
- What did critics think of A Fall from Grace?
- Critics broadly found the film entertainingly chaotic but undermined by weak writing, glaring production errors, and an overworked melodramatic thriller structure.
- Which films are like A Fall from Grace?
- Films with a similar feel include The Client, Primal Fear, and Sleeping with the Enemy.
- How long is A Fall from Grace?
- A Fall from Grace runs 120 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Fall from Grace?
- In United States, A Fall from Grace streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
