The Family That Preys is a 2008 American dramedy written, produced, and directed by Tyler Perry. The screenplay, based on one of Perry's plays, focuses on two families, one wealthy and the other working class, whose lives are intertwined in both love and business.

Plot

In a prologue, socialite Charlotte Cartwright (Kathy Bates) hosts the wedding of her best friend Alice Evan (Alfre Woodard)'s daughter Andrea (Sanaa Lathan), who is marrying ambitious construction worker Chris Bennett (Rockmond Dunbar). The couple is congratulated by Charlotte's son William and his wife Jillian, who deprived Charlotte of planning an elaborate reception for them by eloping. William suggests the newlyweds contact him for employment with the Cartwright family's highly successful Atlanta construction company after they return from their honeymoon.