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””’Ruth & Boaz””’ is a 2025 American faith-based romance film produced by [[Tyler Perry]] and [[DeVon Franklin]], and directed by [[Alanna Brown]]. It is a modern-day retelling of the Biblical [[Book of Ruth]], starring Serayah as Ruth, a former Atlanta hip-hop artist who flees her troubled past to a small town in Tennessee.<ref name=”nytimes-2025-09-26″>{{Cite news |date=2025-09-26 |title=”Ruth & Boaz” Review: A Modern Twist on a Biblical Romance |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/movies/ruth-boaz-review.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250930195526/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/movies/ruth-boaz-review.html |archive-date=2025-09-30 |access-date=2025-10-03 |newspaper=The New York Times |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> While caring for her late boyfriend’s grieving mother, Naomi (Phylicia Rashad), Ruth finds unexpected redemption and a new love with vineyard owner Boaz (Tyler Lepley).

””’Ruth & Boaz””’ is a 2025 American faith-based romance film produced by [[Tyler Perry]] and [[DeVon Franklin]], and directed by [[Alanna Brown]]. It is a modern-day retelling of the Biblical [[Book of Ruth]], starring Serayah as Ruth, a former Atlanta hip-hop artist who flees her troubled past to a small town in Tennessee.<ref name=”nytimes-2025-09-26″>{{Cite news |date=2025-09-26 |title=”Ruth & Boaz” Review: A Modern Twist on a Biblical Romance |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/movies/ruth-boaz-review.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250930195526/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/movies/ruth-boaz-review.html |archive-date=2025-09-30 |access-date=2025-10-03 |newspaper=The New York Times |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> While caring for her late boyfriend’s grieving mother, Naomi (Phylicia Rashad), Ruth finds unexpected redemption and a new love with vineyard owner Boaz (Tyler Lepley).

== Reception ==

== Reception ==

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The New York Times and several other media outlets published reviews of the film.<ref name=”nytimes-2025-09-26″ />

The New York Times and several other media outlets published reviews of the film.<ref name=”nytimes-2025-09-26″ />

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<ref>{{cite web | title=Ruth & Boaz &#124; Rotten Tomatoes | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ruth_and_boaz }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Tyler Perry’s ‘Ruth & Boaz’ A Bold, but Flawed Faith-Based Romance | url=https://religionunplugged.com/news/2025/9/28/tyler-perrys-ruth-amp-boaz-leans-on-faith-based-tropes-for-good-and-ill |website=Religion Unplugged }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Ruth & Boaz | url=https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/ruth-and-boaz-2025/ |website=pluggedin.com }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hadero |first=Haleluya |date=2025-10-01 |title=Tyler Perry Takes on ‘Ruth and Boaz’ |url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/tyler-perry-ruth-boaz-netflix/ |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=Christianity Today |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Review |date=2025-09-26 |title=Ruth and Boaz Review |url=https://www.movieguide.org/reviews/ruth-boaz.html |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=Movieguide {{!}} The Family Guide to Movies & Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-26 |title=Tyler Perry ‘Ruth and Boaz’ Netflix Movie Review: Stream It Or Skip It? |url=https://decider.com/2025/09/26/tyler-perry-ruth-and-boaz-netflix-movie-review/ |access-date=2025-10-03 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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Ruth & Boaz is a 2025 American faith-based romance film produced by Tyler Perry and DeVon Franklin, and directed by Alanna Brown. It is a modern-day retelling of the Biblical Book of Ruth, starring Serayah as Ruth, a former Atlanta hip-hop artist who flees her troubled past to a small town in Tennessee.^[1] While caring for her late boyfriend’s grieving mother, Naomi (Phylicia Rashad), Ruth finds unexpected redemption and a new love with vineyard owner Boaz (Tyler Lepley).

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The New York Times and several other media outlets published reviews of the film.^{[1]
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