Madea's Family Reunion

"Come as you are. Leave different."

2006 1h 49m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 225

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Southern matriarch Madea has a lot on her plate. Her nieces, Vanessa and Lisa, have relationship troubles - Vanessa moves into Madea's house with her 2 young children and Lisa is engaged to a controlling man that her mother set her up with. In addition, Madea has just been court-ordered to become the guardian of Nikki, a rebellious runaway teenager. Madea must keep the peace and her family together while simultaneously planning her clan's reunion.

“Come as you are. Leave different.”

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Cast

Tyler Perry
Madea / Brian / Joe
Rochelle Aytes
Lisa
Lisa Arrindell
Vanessa
Lynn Whitfield
Victoria
Blair Underwood
Carlos
Boris Kodjoe
Frankie
Keke Palmer
Nikki
Cicely Tyson
Myrtle

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tyler Perry
Writers: Tyler Perry
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $63M — a 10.6× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Madea Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tyler Perry, shot by Toyomichi Kurita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Elvin Ross. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Stephen H. Sloan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tyler Perry and Rochelle Aytes and Lisa Arrindell carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tyler Perry directs. Toyomichi Kurita behind the camera. Elvin Ross scores. Stephen H. Sloan cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Grossed $63M — a 10.6× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Part of the "Madea Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Tyler Perry, shot by Toyomichi Kurita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Elvin Ross. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Stephen H. Sloan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Tyler Perry and Rochelle Aytes and Lisa Arrindell carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Come as you are. Leave different.".
10IMDB entry: tt0455612 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 31 themes, including "post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)", "arranged marriage", "aunt niece relationship", "bus driver".

The technical file

Cinematography: Toyomichi Kurita
Original score: Elvin Ross
Editing: Stephen H. Sloan
Production design: Ina Mayhew
Costume design: Keith G. Lewis
Makeup / hair: Patrice Coleman
VFX supervisor: Mike Uguccioni
Stunt coordinator: Gerard 'Gus' Williams
Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,000,000
Box office: $63,368,939
Return: 1056% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Madea's Family Reunion (2006)

Part of

Madea Collection

Mabel "Madea" Simmons is a character created and portrayed by Tyler Perry. The character is a tough elderly black woman. Madea has appeared in several plays directed by, written by, and starring Tyler Perry, later appearing in films based on those plays.