Madea Franchise
by Gabrielfox | created - 4 months ago | updated - 4 months ago | PublicMabel Madea Earlene Simmons is a tough, street-smart elderly African-American woman. The Madea movies and plays are comedies, but all contain serious themes and are intended to deliver moral messages about issues such as infidelity, spousal abuse and consequences of one's actions.
So far, this franchise has 12 movies, 11 TV movies / videos (Plays that have been recorded for repeated viewing) and 1 animated movie.
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1. I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2002 Video)
Not Rated | 141 min | Comedy
When Madea goes off the deep end, it's a short trip!
Directors: Tyler Perry, Chet Brewster | Stars: Tyga Graham, Kisha Grandy, David Mann, Tamela J. Mann
Votes: 1,244
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2. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2002 Video)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
Madea helps out her granddaughter after her husband leaves her.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Curtis Blake, Marva King, Ty London, Tamela J. Mann
Votes: 1,701
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3. Madea's Family Reunion (2002 Video)
134 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Just as Madea buries her sister, she must get ready for her granddaughter Lisa's wedding at the house: she must endure her neighbor Leroy Brown's nuttiness and having all her dysfunctional ... See full summary »
Directors: Tyler Perry, Elvin Ross | Stars: Tyler Perry, Isaac Carree, Sonya T. Evans, D'Atra Hicks
Votes: 1,585
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4. Madea's Class Reunion (2003 Video)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy
Class is in session- and Madea's gonna teach you a lesson!
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Terrell Carter, Chantell D. Christopher, Chandra Currelley-Young
Votes: 1,318
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5. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A couple's seemingly solid marriage begins to crumble when the wife discovers that her husband intends to divorce her.
Director: Darren Grant | Stars: Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Tyler Perry, Cicely Tyson
Votes: 15,847 | Gross: $50.63M
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6. Madea Goes to Jail (2006 Video)
TV-14 | 133 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Madea returns in another comedy in which she gets sent to "the big house". Regardless of the circumstances, she gives her trademark advice and wisdom to her friends and family as they learn... See full summary »
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Cassi Davis, LaVan Davis
Votes: 2,021
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7. Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
While planning her family reunion, a pistol-packing grandma must contend with the other dramas on her plate, including the runaway who has been placed under her care, and her love-troubled nieces.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Blair Underwood, Lynn Whitfield, Boris Kodjoe
Votes: 12,017 | Gross: $63.32M
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8. Meet the Browns (2008)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father--a man she never met--and she and her clan meet the crass, fun-loving Brown family.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tamela J. Mann, Angela Bassett, Tyler Perry, David Mann
Votes: 7,297 | Gross: $41.98M
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9. Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mischievous grandma Madea lands in jail, where she meets a variety of mixed-up characters.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Derek Luke, David Mann
Votes: 12,947 | Gross: $90.49M
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10. I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Adam Rodriguez, Brian White
Votes: 10,701 | Gross: $51.73M
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11. Madea's Big Happy Family (2010 Video)
Not Rated | 153 min | Comedy
Shirley has important news for her family, but she has five grown children with different lifestyles and finds it difficult to get them and the kids all together. So in steps Madea, the ... See full summary »
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Chandra Currelley-Young, Cheryl Pepsii Riley
Votes: 1,257
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12. A Madea Christmas (2011 Video)
Not Rated | 152 min | Comedy
When a family meets for Christmas at their posh Cape Cod estate, family arguments and secrets cause a stir. It takes a real down-to-earth family - like Aunt Bam and the almighty Madea - to save this holiday.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Michael Burton, Zuri Craig, Chandra Currelley-Young, Cassi Davis
Votes: 1,103
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13. Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
The crazy and comical Mabel Simmons, otherwise known as Madea, tries to wrangle her fighting family together for a family dinner regarding the health of her niece Shirley.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Loretta Devine, Shad Moss, Cassi Davis
Votes: 8,631 | Gross: $53.35M
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14. Madea's Witness Protection (2012)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A Wall Street investment banker who has been set up as the linchpin of his company's mob-backed Ponzi scheme is relocated with his family to Aunt Madea's southern home.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, Denise Richards, Tom Arnold
Votes: 11,374 | Gross: $65.65M
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15. A Madea Christmas (2013)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Madea dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on a rural town when she's coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Chad Michael Murray, Tika Sumpter, Larry the Cable Guy
Votes: 7,149 | Gross: $52.44M
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16. Madea Gets a Job (2013)
Unrated | 145 min | Comedy
When Madea is ordered to do community service at a retirement home, the residents and staff learn her special brand of justice in this new stage play.
Directors: Tyler Perry, Mark E. Swinton, Derrick Doose, Michael Taormina, Norman Williams | Stars: Chandra Currelley-Young, Melonie Daniels, Tamar Davis, Stephanie Ferrett
Votes: 1,008
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17. Madea's Neighbors from Hell (2014)
Not Rated | 138 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Madea's neighborhood takes a turn for the worse when a foster mother moves in with her unruly kids.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Jayna Brown, Cassi Davis, Rhonda Davis, Kimani Jackson
Votes: 694
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18. Madea's Tough Love (2015)
PG | 64 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Madea stars in her first animated movie! With her hilarious mix of sass and wisdom, Madea proves that behind her tough exterior is a whole lot of love.
Directors: Frank Marino, Ben Gluck | Stars: Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Rolonda Watts, Avery Kidd Waddell
Votes: 545
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19. Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Madea lands in the midst of mayhem when she spends a haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls, and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on her wild teenage great-niece.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Yousef Erakat
Votes: 9,323 | Gross: $73.21M
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20. Madea on the Run (2017)
Not Rated | 134 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Madea is on the run from the law. With no place to turn, she moves in with her friend Bam, who is recovering from surgery and has no idea what is going on.
Directors: Tyler Perry, Derrick Doose | Stars: Cassi Davis, Rhonda Davis, Tony Hightower, Maurice Lauchner
Votes: 522
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21. Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Madea, Bam, and Hattie venture to a haunted campground and the group must run for their lives when monsters, goblins, and the boogeyman are unleashed.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Yousef Erakat
Votes: 5,255 | Gross: $47.32M
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22. Tyler Perry's a Madea Family Funeral (2019)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
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 unsavory family secrets.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Mike Tyson
Votes: 5,064 | Gross: $73.26M
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23. Madea's Farewell Play (2020 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 136 min | Comedy
Filmed version of Tyler Perry final stage tour production of 'Madea's Farewell Play'.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Jacobi Brown, RaVaughn Nichelle Brown, Cassi Davis, Walter Fauntleroy
Votes: 349
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24. Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming (2022)
16+ | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, David Mann, Tamela J. Mann
Votes: 4,886
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