Terry McMillan

What are Terry McMillan's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Terry McMillan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

• Netflix3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Forever (2024) · producer
  • Tempted by Love: A Terry McMillan Presentation (2024) · producer
  • Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love (2025) · producer
• Prime Video2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • A Day Late and a Dollar Short (2014) · writer
  • Girls Trip (2017) · actor
• Tubi2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Forever (2024) · producer · free
  • A Day Late and a Dollar Short (2014) · writer · free
• Disney+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) · writer, producer
• HBO Max1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Girls Trip (2017) · actor
• The Roku Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • A Day Late and a Dollar Short (2014) · writer · free

Subscription and free streaming for Terry McMillan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

9 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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  Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love(2026)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films39^th
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  Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love(2025)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films51^st
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  Forever(2024)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films80^th
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  Tempted by Love: A Terry McMillan Presentation(2024)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films66^th
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  Girls Trip(2017)

  as Terry McMillan

  Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films61^st
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  A Day Late and a Dollar Short(2014)

  Writer

  Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films76^th
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  Disappearing Acts(2000)

  Executive Producer · Novel

  Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films58^th
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  How Stella Got Her Groove Back(1998)

  Executive Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films42^nd
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  Waiting to Exhale(1995)

  Executive Producer · Novel · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films57^th

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Waiting to Exhale (1995)

$81M worldwide

Highest rated

Forever (2024)

Midcredits 80^th

Most popular right now

Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love (2025)

How do Terry McMillan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58^th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

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• Divisive2
• Cult Classic1
• Crowd Pleaser2
• Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love (2026)

93^rd percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Forever (2024)

Midcredits 80^th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Terry McMillan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Terry McMillan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lela Rochon shares the most, 3.