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Meet the Browns

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Single mother Brenda (Angela Bassett) suddenly loses her job, then she receives news that the father she never met is dead. With nothing to lose, she gathers her brood and heads to Georgia, where she meets her father's uproarious family for the first time and finds the tentative beginnings of a new romance.
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Angela Bassett's considerable charms can't compensate for Meet the Browns' incessant melodrama and scattered narrative threads.

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Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Oct 18, 2008
1.5/5
Moral: guns, basketball = interesting; hospital beds, recovery time = dull, and therefore unnecessary. Go to Full Review Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Mar 26, 2008
B-
The importance of faith, church, kin, staying off drugs, sharing food, repenting from sin, forgiving sinners, appreciating a good black man, rejecting a bad one, and honoring black matriarchy is enumerated with typical, reassuring Perry broadness. Go to Full Review Aaron Hillis Village Voice Mar 25, 2008
Unlike Diary, the drama here is buoyant enough to handle the contrast of its too-silly slapstick. Go to Full Review Megan Basham WORLD Oct 11, 2018
Though Browns contains less proselytizing than Perry's previous productions, it is better off for it. Go to Full Review Dustin Putman TheFilmFile.com Nov 14, 2013
1.5/4
Getting to the end is more chore than treat. Go to Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy Feb 6, 2012
6/10
Of the many talented black actresses given a rare chance to shine thanks to Perry's films, [Angela Bassett] is possibly the most talented. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 6, 2025 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 Jan 26, 2021 Truly one of the worst movies I've ever seen. See more May 27, 2019 It is as average as every Tyler Perry movie and is very predictable See more Dec 14, 2014 Why can't I watch movie or videos See more Dec 26, 2012 Love it. I can watch it all the time. Brown is sooooo funny! See more Dec 2, 2012 Not my favorite but Brown is too funny. See more Read all reviews
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Tyler Perry

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Tyler Perry

Madea

Angela Bassett

Brenda

David Mann

Leroy Brown

Tamela Mann

Cora

Lance Gross

Michael

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Synopsis Single mother Brenda (Angela Bassett) suddenly loses her job, then she receives news that the father she never met is dead. With nothing to lose, she gathers her brood and heads to Georgia, where she meets her father's uproarious family for the first time and finds the tentative beginnings of a new romance.
Director
Tyler Perry
Producer
Tyler Perry, Reuben Cannon
Screenwriter
Tyler Perry
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Tyler Perry Company
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Drug Content|Brief Violence|Sexual References|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 21, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 31, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$41.9M
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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