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About this movie

Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Language:
English
Running time:
1:46:17
Partner rating:
PG-13
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Tyler Perry Joe
  2. Shad "Bow Wow" Moss Byron
  3. Loretta Devine Shirley
  4. Cassi Davis Aunt Bam
  5. Lauren London Renee
  6. David Mann Brown
  7. Tamela Brown Mann
  8. Isaiah Mustafa Calvin
  9. Rodney Perry Harold
  10. Shannon Kane Kimberly
  11. Natalie Desselle Reid Tammy
  12. Tamela Mann Cora
  13. Teyana Taylor Sabrina
  14. Steven Wash Jr. H.J.
  15. Nicholas Milton Will
  16. Benjamin "LB" Aiken C.J.
  17. Philip Anthony-Rodriguez Dr. Evans
  18. Maury Povich Himself
  19. Stephen Caudill Policeman
  20. Chandra Currelley Sister Laura

Directors

  1. Tyler Perry

Producers

  1. Reuben Cannon
  2. Roger Bobb
  3. Tyler Perry

Writers

  1. Tyler Perry

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Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family

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Trailer for Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family

Adapted from the multi-talented playwright/filmmaker's hit stage play of the same name, Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family finds the cantankerous family matriarch using her unique brand of tough love to help her family weather some particularly rough waters. Madea's niece Shirley has received a frightening medical diagnosis, and she's having a hard time figuring out how to break the news to the rest of the family. Unfortunately she's not t... Adapted from the multi-talented playwright/filmmaker's hit stage play of the same name, Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family finds the cantankerous family matriarch using her unique brand of tough love to help her family weather some particularly rough waters. Madea's niece Shirley has received a frightening medical diagnosis, and she's having a hard time figuring out how to break the news to the rest of the family. Unfortunately she's not the only one in the midst of a crisis, either: Kimberly is suffering from anger issues that are threatening to destroy her marriage; Tammy's marital problems are being compounded by her disobedient children; and Byron is struggling to stay out of the drug trade after spending two years behind bars. Later, as a skeleton in the family closet pops into the picture, Madea and Aunt Bam show that love and laugher can help to overcome even the biggest obstacles.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

39%Tomatometer score: 39% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Michael Wilmington, Chicago Reader Like most of Perry's movies, this one oscillates wildly and shamelessly between raunch and pathos, leaving plenty of room for the performers to work. The lively ensemble includes a scene-stealing Cassi Davis as pothead Aunt Bam. Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    Bruce Demara, Toronto Star The title is meant to be ironic. Too bad irony is in such short supply in Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family. Sadly, subtlety is also missing. Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine If Perry gets on your wavelength, you can forgive him too. He's only the host at a home-cooked banquet of wild emotions. Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    Wesley Morris, Boston Globe "Madea's Big Happy Family'' nonsensically knots the spiritual and the salacious, asking gossipy questions then giving pulpit answers so that the movie is wonderfully, woefully absurd. Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times Perry possesses a superb ear for the themes and emotions that connect him to his core audience, and that's on display again here, though the unconverted might grumble that the movie's many riffs and rants feel recycled from previous offerings. Full review External link
  6. Positive review
    Andy Webster, New York Times "Family" offers Mr. Perry's signature ingredients: multiple subplots; a Southern setting; and broad comedy, florid melodrama and inspirational Christianity, tossed together with an almost slapdash élan. Full review External link

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