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2D Ruddlesden–Popper perovskites have risen to prominence as stable and efficient photovoltaic materials because of their structural diversity, rich photophysics, and low moisture ingression. However, thin films processed from stoichiometric precursor solutions possess a broad phase distribution of different number of inorganic layers with random crystal orientation, crippling device performance. The effect of methylammonium chloride (MACl) and 3‐amino‐4‐phenolsulfonic acid (APSA) on the fabrication of perpendicularly oriented (PEA)₂MA₄Pb₅I₁₆films with narrow phase distribution using antisolvent and hot‐casting processing techniques is investigated. MACl plays a critical role in suppressing parasiticn ≤ 2 and 3D‐like phases. APSA performs the dual function of trap passivation and further narrowing phase polydispersity through strong coordination with Pb²⁺. Ex situ grazing‐incident wide‐angle X‐Ray scattering (GIWAXS) and ultrafast spectroscopic characterization reveal uniformly mixed‐phase distribution with disordered orientation in antisolvent treated films, while additive‐assisted hot‐casting treatment results in oriented, reverse‐graded phase distribution, i.e., small‐non the film surface and large‐nat the bottom. Arising thin films enable efficient p–i–n solar cells with an efficiency of 14.34%, and aV_ocof 1.20 V, retaining 96% initial efficiency after 1440 h under ambient conditions (RH = 50–60%) without encapsulation.