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Summary

A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. When she's laid off with no warning, she starts losing hope for the first time - until a letter arrives announcing the death of a father she's never met. Desperate for any kind of help, Brenda takes her family to Georgia for the funeral, but nothing could have prepared her for the Browns, her father's fun-loving, crass Southern clan. In a small-town world full of long afternoons and country fairs, Brenda struggles to get to know the family she never knew existed... and finds a brand new romance that just might change her life.

Details

Release Date: March 21, 2008

Runtime: 101 minutes

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: 6.7/10 (103 votes)


Madea Collection

  • Diary of a Mad Black Woman

    Diary of a Mad Black Woman

    Charles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seem to have everything – money, a beautiful mansion – the American Dream. However, as Helen prepares to celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary, her life takes an unexpected twist when she comes home to find her clothes packed up in a U-Haul van parked in the driveway. Charles is divorcing her and kicks her out. Helen moves in with her grandmother Madea, an old woman who doesn't take any lip from anyone. Madea helps Helen through these tough times by showing her what is really important in life. Helen is forced to rediscover love, life, and religion in her pursuit for happiness.

  • Madea's Family Reunion

    Madea's Family Reunion

    Southern matriarch Madea has a lot on her plate. Her nieces, Vanessa and Lisa, have relationship troubles - Vanessa moves into Madea's house with her 2 young children and Lisa is engaged to a controlling man that her mother set her up with. In addition, Madea has just been court-ordered to become the guardian of Nikki, a rebellious runaway teenager. Madea must keep the peace and her family together while simultaneously planning her clan's reunion.

  • Madea Goes to Jail

    Madea Goes to Jail

    After a high-speed car chase, Madea winds up behind bars because her quick temper gets the best of her. Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Josh Hardaway lands a case that's too personal to handle: that of a young prostitute and former drug addict named Candace, also a childhood friend. When Candace winds up in jail, Madea takes the young woman under her protective wing.

  • I Can Do Bad All By Myself

    I Can Do Bad All By Myself

    When Madea catches teenage Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer who lives off of her married boyfriend, April wants nothing to do with the kids.

  • Madea's Big Happy Family

    Madea's Big Happy Family

    When Shirley, Madea's niece, receives distressing news about her health, the only thing she wants is her family gathered around her. However, Shirley's three adult children are too preoccupied with their own troubled lives to pay attention to their mother. It is up to Madea, with the help of rowdy Aunt Bam, to bring the clan together and help Shirley deal with her crisis.

  • Madea's Witness Protection

    Madea's Witness Protection

    For years, mild-mannered Wall Street banker George Needleman has meandered through life oblivious to his family's dysfunction and his company's malfeasance, but he's forced to wake up when he learns that he's been framed in a mob-backed Ponzi scheme. Placed under federal protection, George and his family are shipped down South to Madea's house, where the no-nonsense matriarch whips them all into shape using her special brand of tough love.

  • A Madea Christmas

    A Madea Christmas

    Madea dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on rural town when she's coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas.

  • A Madea Family Funeral

    A Madea Family Funeral

    A joyous family reunion becomes a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia, where they find themselves unexpectedly planning a funeral that might unveil unpleasant family secrets.

  • Meet the Browns

    Meet the Browns

    A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. When she's laid off with no warning, she starts losing hope for the first time - until a letter arrives announcing the death of a father she's never met. Desperate for any kind of help, Brenda takes her family to Georgia for the funeral, but nothing could have prepared her for the Browns, her father's fun-loving, crass Southern clan. In a small-town world full of long afternoons and country fairs, Brenda struggles to get to know the family she never knew existed... and finds a brand new romance that just might change her life.

  • Boo! A Madea Halloween

    Boo! A Madea Halloween

    Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a hilarious, haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls, and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens.

  • Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

    Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

    Madea and the gang encounter monsters, goblins and boogeymen at a haunted campground.

  • Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming

    Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming

    Madea's back - hallelujer! And she's not putting up with any nonsense as family drama erupts at her great-grandson's college graduation celebration.

  • Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love

    Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love

    After a hilarious run-in with the law, Madea is sentenced to community service. Determined to do good for the 'hood, Madea enlists Aunt Bam and Uncle Joe to try and save the Moms Mabley Youth Center from being shut down. With her irresistible sass and wisdom, Madea rallies the local kids to make a stand-and proves that behind her tough exterior is a whole lot of love!

  • Tyler Perry's Madea's Destination Wedding

    Tyler Perry's Madea's Destination Wedding

    Madea's young great-grandniece, Tiffany, introduces her new boyfriend, Zavier, to her family and drops the shocking news to them: that the couple is getting married in two weeks, and everybody is invited to their destination wedding in the Bahamas. Despite her mother, Debrah, appearing to have everything under control, the vacation is hitting some turbulence. Madea isn't ready to leave the country; Brian doesn't approve of his daughter's hasty wedding or her immature fiancée; Tiffany starts to doubt Zavier; and Debrah's acting out of character. The whole wedding smells suspicious, and all Brian wants to know is whether or not this marriage is really all that it seems.


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Cast

  • Angela Bassett

    Angela Bassett

    Brenda Brown

  • Rick Fox

    Rick Fox

    Harry Belton

  • Lance Gross

    Lance Gross

    Michael Brown

  • Chloe Bailey

    Chloe Bailey

    Tosha Brown

  • Mariana Tolbert

    Mariana Tolbert

    Lena Brown

  • Sofía Vergara

    Sofía Vergara

    Cheryl

  • Tamela Mann

    Tamela Mann

    Cora Brown

  • David Mann

    David Mann

    Leroy Brown

  • Tyler Perry

    Tyler Perry

    Madea / Joe

  • Frankie Faison

    Frankie Faison

    L.B.

  • Margaret Avery

    Margaret Avery

    Sarah Brown

  • Jenifer Lewis

    Jenifer Lewis

    Vera

  • Lamman Rucker

    Lamman Rucker

    Will

  • Kris D. Lofton

    Kris D. Lofton

    Calvin

  • Phillip Edward Van Lear

    Phillip Edward Van Lear

    Michael Sr.

  • Irma P. Hall

    Irma P. Hall

    Mildred

  • LaVan Davis

    LaVan Davis

    Bus Driver

  • LaNisa Renee Frederick

    LaNisa Renee Frederick

    Bus Passenger

  • Jonathan Slocumb

    Jonathan Slocumb

    Pastor

  • Keith Kupferer

    Keith Kupferer

    Supervisor

  • Jacqueline Williams

    Jacqueline Williams

    Worker

  • Phil Ridarelli

    Phil Ridarelli

    Power Company Worker

  • Roy McCrerey

    Roy McCrerey

    NBA Coach

  • Shawn Shepard

    Shawn Shepard

    Doctor

  • Tom Clark

    Tom Clark

    Press Member #1

  • Tasia Grant

    Tasia Grant

    Press Member #2

  • Michael H. Cole

    Michael H. Cole

    Richard

  • Wes Kennemore

    Wes Kennemore

    Carnival Worker

  • Tyler Parks

    Tyler Parks

    Kirby (uncredited)

  • Anthony K. Hyatt

    Anthony K. Hyatt

    Basketball Player (uncredited)

  • Tim Blanchard

    Tim Blanchard

    Reporter (uncredited)