Madea Goes to Jail

Madea Goes to Jail (2009)

  • 27% of critics liked it
    (49 reviews)

  • 74% of users liked it
    (303,700 ratings)

Tyler Perry transitions another one of his hit plays to the big screen with this adaptation of Madea Goes to Jail. The successful filmmaker stars once again as the mischief-prone older woman whose exploits this time lead her to jail, where she befriends and reforms a prostitute named Candy (The… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed By
Tyler Perry
Written By
Tyler Perry
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Feb 20, 2009 Wide
On DVD
Jun 16, 2009
Lionsgate

Critic Reviews

  • Melissa Anderson, Village Voice

    As ridiculous as his films frequently are, Perry, a shrewd yet benevolent showman, knows and loves his audience.

  • Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

    The women's prison dramedy I wanted never really happens.

  • Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

    Adapting his own play, Perry has pared the plot way back while giving his law-breaking matriarch more room to run free.

  • Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

    Perry brings his own sensibility to every movie he makes and has enjoyed great success by following his own path. But he leaves you wanting more.

  • Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times

    If the movie is a mess, it's a purposeful mess, cannily, if not artfully, pushing all the right buttons to ensure Perry will be back for another round.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dead A


    <b><i>"If they got me got me got me I gotta get them get them get them"</i></b></p> This does have serious matters in it. I only enjoyed Tyler Perry's part as Madea. Other scenes were okay. Too much seriousness seems always boring to me… More

  • Rachel F


    Tyler Perry can never go wrong.

  • Matt P


    This movie is two different movies haphazardly smashed together. The two stories may have worked better separately, but together they suffer from jarring shifts in tone and a feeling of disconnection.

  • Jeff B


    It is not that the appeal of Tyler Perry completely evades this reviewer. The Christian values and well-meaning morals manifest themselves quite plainly, thank you. It is the fact that for two hours, said reviewer could not wrap his head around the concept that this nearly 7-foot… More

  • Fascade F


    This was a funny (as usual) movie this time the world famous matriarch goes to the slammer...LOL! See this...it was done in a made for tv type format...I mean that is my viewing of it...see it it is hilarious.

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