Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008) - Drama Movies 110 minutes. The Family That Preys. Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt, a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout several decades. Recently, their lives have become mired in turmoil as their adult children’s extramarital affairs, unethical business practices, and a dark secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Charlotte and Alice decide to take a breather from it all by making a cross-country road trip in which they rediscover themselves and possibly find a way to save their families from ruin. husband wife relationship, female friendship, family business , betrayal, single mother, family conflict, arrogance, construction worker, snobbery, cross country trip, working woman, ungrateful child, wealth differences, atlanta, georgia, christian woman, wealthy family, mother son relationship, mother daughter relationship, black cinema, secrets, business owner, construction company owner, working class family, lifelong friendship, contention, unethical business practices