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Madea's Big Happy Family

2011 · 106 min

A loud, warm family gathering that swings from bickering comedy to raw grief, with a blunt matriarch steering everyone toward honesty.

Directed by
Tyler Perry
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Peace. Love. Harmony. Or else.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Tyler Perry
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • parenthood
  • redemption
  • betrayal
Places
  • home
  • hospital
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

In this series

Madea Collection

  1. Diary of a Mad Black WomanMovie · 2005
  2. Madea's Family ReunionMovie · 2006
  3. Meet the BrownsMovie · 2008
  4. I Can Do Bad All By MyselfMovie · 2009
  5. Madea Goes to JailMovie · 2009
  6. Madea's Big Happy FamilyMovie · 2011 This title
  7. Madea's Witness ProtectionMovie · 2012
  8. A Madea ChristmasMovie · 2013
  9. Boo! A Madea HalloweenMovie · 2016
  10. Boo 2! A Madea HalloweenMovie · 2017
  11. A Madea Family FuneralMovie · 2019
  12. Tyler Perry's A Madea HomecomingMovie · 2022
  13. Madea's Destination WeddingMovie · 2025
  14. Joe's College Road TripMovie · 2026

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Tyler Perry
Written by
Tyler Perry
Starring
Tyler Perry, Loretta Devine, Shad Moss, Cassi Davis, Shannon Kane, Lauren London, Rodney Perry, Teyana Taylor
Music
Aaron Zigman
Cinematography
Toyomichi Kurita
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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