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Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail

PG-13 Released Feb 20, 2009 1h 43m Comedy List
29% Tomatometer 52 Reviews 95% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings
After a high-speed car chase, Madea (Tyler Perry) winds up behind bars because her quick temper gets the best of her. Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Josh Hardaway (Derek Luke) lands a case that's too personal to handle: that of a young prostitute and former drug addict named Candace (Keshia Knight Pulliam). When Candace winds up in jail, Madea takes the young woman under her protective wing. Read More Read Less
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Divided between sincere melodrama and populist comedy, Madea Goes to Jail fails to provide enough laughs -- or screen time -- for its titular heroine.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Unfortunately the movie isn't about Madea going to jail at all. That would have been a funny movie. Rated: D+ Sep 12, 2017 Full Review Monika Fabian Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Melissa Anderson Village Voice As ridiculous as his films frequently are, Perry, a shrewd yet benevolent showman, knows and loves his audience. Feb 25, 2009 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Continues Perry's improvement as a filmmaker and will undoubtedly please his growing legion of fans. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 15, 2020 Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News Until Perry decides one way or another what tone he is going to approach with his projects, the results will continue to be frustrating. Rated: D+ May 22, 2019 Full Review Dustin Putman TheFilmFile.com A half-silly/half-moralistic story about how it is never too late to turn things around, "Madea Goes to Jail" is as wispy as whipped cream, but also as easy to consume. Rated: 2.5/4 Nov 26, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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br00talbananas Love everything Aunt Mabel is in! 🫶 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/24 Full Review T23Byon M Humor to keep from crying. Stellar job. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty funny and entertaining Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/12/22 Full Review Audience Member The fact that this has such a high audience score makes me question humanity. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I honestly thought this movie was hilarious and it did have it's extremely boring moments but I wish it focused more on madea. But it's one of the better madea films Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member All the characters in this movie make 0 sense except for Madea ironically. Characters we were supposed to feel sympathy for were so unlikeable and irrational. The fiance was a jerk but she was right on being sus on the man who would snuggle up to a woman from his past. *Spoiler* Seemed like it was supposed to be a relatively happy ending but between two of many horribly written characters. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After a high-speed car chase, Madea (Tyler Perry) winds up behind bars because her quick temper gets the best of her. Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Josh Hardaway (Derek Luke) lands a case that's too personal to handle: that of a young prostitute and former drug addict named Candace (Keshia Knight Pulliam). When Candace winds up in jail, Madea takes the young woman under her protective wing.
Director
Tyler Perry
Producer
Reuben Cannon
Screenwriter
Tyler Perry
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Tyler Perry Company
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Situations|Mature Thematic Material|Drug Content|Some Violence)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 20, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 19, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$90.5M
Runtime
1h 43m
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