Daddy's Little Girls (2007)

Director
Tyler Perry

Main cast
Gabrielle Union; Idris Elba; Louis Gossett, Jr.; Tasha Smith; Tracee Ellis Ross

Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Description
Monty is a mechanic struggling to make ends meet as he raises his three young daughters. When the court awards custody of his daughters to his shady ex-wife, Monty desperately tries to win them back with the help of Julia, a beautiful, Ivy League-educated attorney. Monty and Julia couldn't be less alike, but a flame is ignited...touching off a firestorm of love and conflict.


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