# The Single Moms Club
**The Single Moms Club** is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by [Tyler Perry](https://www.edgepedia.org/tyler-perry), about five single mothers who form a support group after an incident involving their children at school.[1](https://tylerperry.com/tyler/archive/film/the-single-moms-club/) It was distributed by [Lionsgate Films](https://www.edgepedia.org/lionsgate-films) and produced by Lionsgate Films and [Tyler Perry Studios](https://www.edgepedia.org/tyler-perry-studios), and it opened in United States theaters on March 14, 2014.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_single_moms_club)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | March 14, 2014 (theatrical, wide); DVD and Blu-ray July 22, 2014[1](https://tylerperry.com/tyler/archive/film/the-single-moms-club/) |
| Director/writer | Tyler Perry, who also plays T.K.[1](https://tylerperry.com/tyler/archive/film/the-single-moms-club/) • [3](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/tyler-perrys-the-single-moms-club/) |
| Genre and rating | Comedy-drama, rated PG-13 for some sexual material and thematic elements[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_single_moms_club) |
| Runtime | About 1 hour 51 minutes[4](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/tyler-perrys-the-single-moms-club/umc.cmc.48aravuyf0exlwyov9yb4sgs6) |
| Box office | $16.0 million gross in the United States; $8.3 million opening weekend, about $10 million below expectations[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_single_moms_club) • [5](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-tyler-perrys-flop-single-moms-club-retitled-for-own-spinoff-20140605-story.html) |
| Critical reception | 19% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer (27 reviews); Metascore 31 on Metacritic (16 critic reviews)[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_single_moms_club) • [3](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/tyler-perrys-the-single-moms-club/) |
| Television spinoff | Adapted into the OWN drama *If Loving You Is Wrong*, premiering September 9, 2014[5](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-tyler-perrys-flop-single-moms-club-retitled-for-own-spinoff-20140605-story.html) |
## Spoilers
### Plot and characters
The story begins when the children of five single mothers get into trouble at school for tagging a wall and smoking cigarettes. The school gives the women one option: band together to organize the next school dance and fundraiser, or risk having their children expelled.[6](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-single-moms-club) The five women come from very different circumstances, ranging from an alpha professional to a fast-food worker, and they form the Single Moms Club to ease one another's burdens and find support.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_single_moms_club)
The mothers are played by [Nia Long](https://www.edgepedia.org/nia-long) as May, a journalist; [Amy Smart](https://www.edgepedia.org/amy-smart) as Hillary, a stay-at-home mom; [Zulay Henao](https://www.edgepedia.org/zulay-henao) as Esperanza, also a stay-at-home mom; Cocoa Brown as Lytia, a waitress; and Wendi McLendon-Covey as Jan, a publishing executive and book editor.[6](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-single-moms-club) The male supporting cast includes Tyler Perry as T.K., a divorced father who is May's love interest; Terry Crews as Branson; William Levy as Manny; Ryan Eggold as Peter; and Eddie Cibrian as Santos.[3](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/tyler-perrys-the-single-moms-club/) • [7](https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/component/jdownloads/?Itemid=640&catid=688&id=11966&m=0&task=download.send)
## Production and release
Tyler Perry wrote, produced, and directed the film under his Tyler Perry Studios banner, with Ozzie Areu and Matt Moore as producers.[1](https://tylerperry.com/tyler/archive/film/the-single-moms-club/) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_single_moms_club) The production used locations in Atlanta and in [Decatur, Georgia](https://www.edgepedia.org/decatur-georgia).[8](https://thecinemaholic.com/where-the-single-moms-club-filmed/) The film was released theatrically on March 14, 2014, and reached DVD and Blu-ray on July 22, 2014.[1](https://tylerperry.com/tyler/archive/film/the-single-moms-club/)
## Reception
The film was poorly received by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it holds a 19% Tomatometer from 27 reviews, with a critics consensus that the film finds Perry avoiding some pitfalls of his earlier work while still relying on heavy-handed melodrama at the expense of sensible characters or absorbing storylines.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_single_moms_club) Metacritic assigned a score of 31 out of 100 based on 16 critic reviews, labeled generally unfavorable; the Los Angeles Times review called it a sitcom masquerading as a feature film.[3](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/tyler-perrys-the-single-moms-club/) Audience scores were warmer, with a 58% Popcornmeter rating from more than 25,000 ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_single_moms_club)
Commercially, the film earned $8.3 million in its opening weekend, about $10 million short of expectations, and the Los Angeles Times described it as Perry's worst showing ever at the box office.[5](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-tyler-perrys-flop-single-moms-club-retitled-for-own-spinoff-20140605-story.html) Its total United States gross was $16.0 million.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_single_moms_club)
## Television spinoff
Before the film opened, on January 9, 2014, OWN: [Oprah Winfrey Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/oprah-winfrey-network) ordered a scripted series based on it as part of Perry's exclusive deal with the network.[7](https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/component/jdownloads/?Itemid=640&catid=688&id=11966&m=0&task=download.send) After the film's poor performance, Perry and OWN discarded the title and retitled the series *[If Loving You Is Wrong](https://www.edgepedia.org/if-loving-you-is-wrong)*, which follows the relationships of a group of husbands and wives living on the same street.[5](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-tyler-perrys-flop-single-moms-club-retitled-for-own-spinoff-20140605-story.html) The hour-long drama premiered on September 9, 2014, as the second Perry drama for OWN, after *The Haves and the Have Nots*.[7](https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/component/jdownloads/?Itemid=640&catid=688&id=11966&m=0&task=download.send) Zulay Henao reprised her role from the film, and the cast also included Amanda Clayton, Heather Hemmens, Eltony Williams, Joel Rush, Edwina Findley, and [Charles Malik Whitfield](https://www.edgepedia.org/charles-malik-whitfield).[5](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-tyler-perrys-flop-single-moms-club-retitled-for-own-spinoff-20140605-story.html)
## References
1. [The Single Moms Club, Tyler Perry official site](https://tylerperry.com/tyler/archive/film/the-single-moms-club/)
2. [Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_single_moms_club)
3. [Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/tyler-perrys-the-single-moms-club/)
4. [Tyler Perry's the Single Moms Club, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/tyler-perrys-the-single-moms-club/umc.cmc.48aravuyf0exlwyov9yb4sgs6)
5. [Tyler Perry's flop 'Single Moms Club' retitled for OWN spinoff, Los Angeles Times (June 5, 2014)](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-tyler-perrys-flop-single-moms-club-retitled-for-own-spinoff-20140605-story.html)
6. [The Single Moms Club parents' guide, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-single-moms-club)
7. [OWN orders If Loving You Is Wrong based on The Single Moms Club](https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/component/jdownloads/?Itemid=640&catid=688&id=11966&m=0&task=download.send)
8. [The Single Moms Club: Where Was Tyler Perry's Film Shot?, The Cinemaholic](https://thecinemaholic.com/where-the-single-moms-club-filmed/)
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