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Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail

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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.
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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 09/12/2017
D+
Unfortunately the movie isn't about Madea going to jail at all. That would have been a funny movie. Go to Full Review Melissa Anderson Village Voice 02/25/2009
As ridiculous as his films frequently are, Perry, a shrewd yet benevolent showman, knows and loves his audience. Go to Full Review Wesley Morris Boston Globe 02/23/2009
2/4
The women's prison dramedy I wanted never really happens. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/15/2020
2.5/4.0
Continues Perry's improvement as a filmmaker and will undoubtedly please his growing legion of fans. Go to Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News 05/22/2019
D+
Until Perry decides one way or another what tone he is going to approach with his projects, the results will continue to be frustrating. Go to Full Review Dustin Putman TheFilmFile.com 11/26/2013
2.5/4
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 6 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more br00talbananas 02/26/2024 Love everything Aunt Mabel is in! 🫶 See more 12/12/2022 Pretty funny and entertaining See more 10/29/2021 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 See more 07/27/2021 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. See more 03/29/2021 Another hit by Tyler Perry. See I can't get enough Of Miss Madea See more Read all reviews
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Tyler Perry

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Tyler Perry

Madea

Derek Luke

Joshua

Keshia Knight Pulliam

Candy

David Mann

Brown

Tamela Mann

Cora

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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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