Tyler Perry’s new Netflix movie lands impressive audience score after dividing critics - Taraji P. Henson plays a single mother struggling to care for her sick daughter in ‘Straw’

The Rotten Tomatoes audience score has arrived for a new Tyler Perry and Taraji B. Henson collaboration, and the thriller is off to a strong start.

If you watched the new Tyler Perry movie on Netflix, Straw —which began streaming today—then you know that Straw ends with a wild plot twist. Not even star Taraji P. Henson saw it coming. “When I was reading it, I was like, ‘Oh, shit!'” Henson told Decider with a laugh in a recent interview.

Henson, who previously worked with Perry on the 2018 film 'Acrimony,' tells PEOPLE she did not hesitate to join his new movie because she loves "a good challenge"

The plot twists and turns in Tyler Perry’s new Netflix thriller, “Straw,” starring Taraji P. Henson as a struggling single mother who is pushed to her breaking point are meant to leave you on the edge of your seat.

Tyler Perry and Taraji P. Henson talk about their 2025 Met Gala outfits, going to Beyoncé's COWBOY CARTER Tour and the message that inspired their film Straw.