Girls Trip is a 2017 American comedy film starring Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah.

The film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee and written by Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver, from a story by the pair and Erica Rivinoja, who based the script off their own experiences with their female friends.

The film follows a group of four friends who go to New Orleans to attend the Essence Music Festival in order to reconnect after a long time.

Known as the "Flossy Posse," the group includes: Shortly after arriving, Sasha receives a photo of Ryan's husband Stewart kissing another woman.

After Dina confronts Stewart at their hotel with a broken bottle, the Flossy Posse are ejected and settles into a one-star motel instead.

Ryan and Stewart are offered a massive deal from the chain store Best Mart, whose representative wants to hire them as spokespeople.

As Ryan begins to give her keynote speech on the last day of the music festival and denies that the picture of Stewart and Simone is real, she sees her friends walk into the room.

Amongst the cast, multiple celebrities and musicians make cameos, most notably Common, D-Nice, Diddy, Estelle, Mase, Ne-Yo, Morris Chestnut, Ava DuVernay, Faith Evans, and Mariah Carey.

[8] In February 2014, Universal announced that director Malcolm D. Lee and producer Will Packer would collaborate on a film tentatively titled Girls Trip,[9] with South Park writer Erica Rivinoja attached to script.

[12] Oliver told The Hollywood Reporter that she wanted to break down the barriers of respectability politics and portray "Black women being carefree and having fun just like everybody else.

[19] Girls Trip premiered at the American Black Film Festival in Miami on June 14, 2017 and was theatrically released in the United States by Universal Pictures on July 21, 2017.

The site's critics consensus reads: "Girls Trip is the rare R-rated comedy that pushes boundaries to truly comedic effect—and anchors its laughs in compelling characters brought to life by a brilliantly assembled cast.

[25] For Variety, Peter Debruge wrote "When it comes to Hollywood studio comedies, most of the time, we are lucky to get one unforgettable set piece, whereas Girls Trip screenwriters Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver deliver at least half a dozen.

Girls Trip has an energy that's undeniable, eventually winning audience members over with a theme of friendship that's well built in the context of the film.

"[33] In January 2019, Pinkett-Smith discussed a potential sequel to Girls Trip, stating "I'm ready for more Flossy Posse, trust me.

[59] In January 2024, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Packer confirmed that a sequel to the film was in active development, with D. Lee returning to direct and co-produce.