The holidays are off to an early and heartwarming start thanks to Tyler Perry. His newest film, Finding Joy, premiered on Prime Video on November 5, and in just one week, it’s already become a massive streaming success. According to FlixPatrol, the film now ranks as the No. 1 title overall on Prime Video in the United States, sitting above the Jim Carrey classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

That’s no small feat considering the seasonal competition — Wicked, Red One, and Hedda round out the Top 5, while Finding Joy also ranks above major returning Prime Video series like Maxton Hall – The World Between Us and Hazbin Hotel, the latter of which dominated global viewership when its second season premiered and is a genuine pop culture touchstone. For Perry, it’s another reminder that his loyal fanbase will show up — and stream — no matter the project.

Written and directed by Tyler Perry, Finding Joy follows a successful designer who becomes stranded in Colorado during the holidays after making a devastating personal discovery. What begins as a season of loneliness soon turns into one of renewal and love as she rediscovers what truly matters.

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The film stars Shannon Thornton, Tosin Morohunfola, Brittany S. Hall, Inayah, Aaron O’Connell, Eric Stanton Betts, and Jeffery Thomas Johnson. Though it’s not Perry’s first foray into dramatic territory — he recently tackled real-life heroism in The Six Triple Eight and produced the series Beauty in Black — Finding Joy leans fully into the spirit of the season. It’s part romantic dramedy, part emotional reset, with Perry’s signature mix of sincerity and humor holding it all together.

While Finding Joy isn’t winning over critics just yet — its IMDb score currently sits at 4.5/10, and it doesn’t have a Rotten Tomatoes rating — the audience enthusiasm tells a very different story, plus, Perry has never been a director for whom critical response has been overly importat. This is a man who has an in-built and committed viewership, and they have clearly come out in droves to support their man’s latest project, as streaming data suggests Finding Joy was one of the most-watched titles on Amazon across the weekend of November 8–9, outperforming several high-budget studio titles.

Finding Joy is now streaming exclusively on Prime Video.