Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman's ending sees Helen (Kimberly Elise) make a critical decision regarding her husband Charles (Steve Harris), raising questions about her motivations. One of Tyler Perry's Madea movies, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, is the film that launched the actor and filmmaker into his career, grossing nearly 10 times its budget with a $50.7 million box office run. The film's commercial success established Perry's marquee style, which has carried on into the 2020s with movies like Mea Culpa and Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black.

The Diary of a Mad Black Woman cast is led by Helen, a woman who's thrown aside by her husband of eighteen years. While she spent much of their time together as a housewife, Charles has accumulated wealth and influence, moving on with a new woman immediately. Helen eventually meets a man named Orlando (Shemar Moore), with whom she falls in love,...