Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family

Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)

  • 38% of critics liked it
    (39 reviews)

  • 72% of users liked it
    (25,819 ratings)

Adapted from the multi-talented playwright/filmmaker's hit stage play of the same name, Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family finds the cantankerous family matriarch using her unique brand of tough love to help her family weather some particularly rough waters. Madea's niece Shirley has received a… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By
Tyler Perry
Genres
Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
In Theaters
Apr 22, 2011 Wide
On DVD
Aug 30, 2011
Lionsgate

Critic Reviews

  • Michael Wilmington, Chicago Reader

    Like most of Perry's movies, this one oscillates wildly and shamelessly between raunch and pathos, leaving plenty of room for the performers to work. The lively ensemble includes a scene-stealing Cassi Davis as pothead Aunt Bam.

  • Bruce Demara, Toronto Star

    The title is meant to be ironic. Too bad irony is in such short supply in Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family. Sadly, subtlety is also missing.

  • Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

    If Perry gets on your wavelength, you can forgive him too. He's only the host at a home-cooked banquet of wild emotions.

  • Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

    "Madea's Big Happy Family'' nonsensically knots the spiritual and the salacious, asking gossipy questions then giving pulpit answers so that the movie is wonderfully, woefully absurd.

  • Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times

    Perry possesses a superb ear for the themes and emotions that connect him to his core audience, and that's on display again here, though the unconverted might grumble that the movie's many riffs and rants feel recycled from previous offerings.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • ♥˩ƳИИ &


    Cast: Tyler Perry, Loretta Devine, Bow Wow, Cassi Davis, Shannon Kane, Lauren London, Rodney Perry, David Mann, Tamela Mann, Isaiah Mustafa Director: Tyler Perry Summary: As soon as she learns about her niece Shirley's health issues, super-grandma and problem-solver Madea… More

  • Everett J


    Not the best Tyler Perry movie by any stretch, but it's not the worst either. It's kind of uneven with it's mix of comedy and drama(luckily, this isn't nearly as melodramatic as other Perry movies.) But overall, it's pretty entertaining. The story is about… More

  • Brad W


    Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family is a hilarious film, and i'm one of the few people who think the character of Madea is hilarious, but this movie is also just like all the past films juyst with different dramatic situations. The plot of the film makes you want to… More

  • EightThirty .


    07/05/2011 (DVD) The most funniest film I have seen this year!! A flick I found funny no matter alone, with friends and even with family, its just very entertaining and stupid in a stylish comedic although unoriginal way. No plot of the year here but just a really comfortable flow… More

  • Bradley W


    Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family is a hilarious film, and i'm one of the few people who think the character of Madea is hilarious, but this movie is also just like all the past films juyst with different dramatic situations. The plot of the film makes you want to… More

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