Girls Trip (2017)

6.2R122 minDirector: Malcolm D. Lee

2017 American film by Malcolm D. Lee

Girls Trip is a 2017 American comedy film starring Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah. The film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee and written by Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver, from a story by the pair and Erica Rivinoja, who based the script off their own experiences with their female friends. The film follows a group of four friends who go to New Orleans to attend the Essence Music Festival in order to reconnect after a long time.

The film premiered in June 2017 and received multiple awards and nominations, most notably at the 49th NAACP Image Awards, with Haddish's performance receiving critical acclaim. A sequel has long been in development; in March 2025, one of the film's producers announced that the project had a completed script and that all four stars would be returning.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Girls Trip about?
Girls Trip (2017) — Four best friends, the "Flossy Posse", have grown distant over the years. When lifestyle guru Ryan Pierce (Regina Hall), who is dubbed "the next Oprah", is offered an opportunity to be the keynote speaker at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, she decides to bring along he
Is Girls Trip based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Girls Trip scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.