A Madea Family Funeral

"She puts the fun in funeral."

2019 1h 49m EN

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 498

Comedy

Synopsis

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A joyous family reunion becomes a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia, where they find themselves unexpectedly planning a funeral that might unveil unpleasant family secrets.

“She puts the fun in funeral.”

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Cast

Tyler Perry
Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Joe / Brian / Heathrow
Cassi Davis
Betty Ann "Aunt Bam" Murphy
Patrice Lovely
Hattie Mae Love
Jen Harper
Vianne
Derek Morgan
Anthony
Courtney Burrell
Aj
Ciera Payton
Silvia
Rome Flynn
Jesse

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.7× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tyler Perry, shot by Richard J. Vialet. 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 Philip White. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tyler Perry and Cassi Davis and Patrice Lovely carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "She puts the fun in funeral.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tyler Perry directs. Richard J. Vialet behind the camera. Philip White scores. Larry Sexton cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.7× over at the box office.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Part of the "Madea Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Tyler Perry, shot by Richard J. Vialet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Philip White. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Larry Sexton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tyler Perry and Cassi Davis and Patrice Lovely carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She puts the fun in funeral.".
9IMDB entry: tt7054636 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "funeral", "georgia", "family secrets", "sequel".

The technical file

Cinematography: Richard J. Vialet
Original score: Philip White
Editing: Larry Sexton
Production design: Paul Wonsek
Costume design: Crystal Hayslett
Makeup / hair: Manny Davila
VFX supervisor: David Carriker
Sound: David S. Di Pietro
Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $74,747,725
Return: 374% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: A Madea Family Funeral (2019)

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.