Madea's Big Happy Family

"Peace. Love. Harmony. Or else."

2011 1h 46m EN

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★6.8TMDB · 170

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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When Shirley, Madea's niece, receives distressing news about her health, the only thing she wants is her family gathered around her. However, Shirley's three adult children are too preoccupied with their own troubled lives to pay attention to their mother. It is up to Madea, with the help of rowdy Aunt Bam, to bring the clan together and help Shirley deal with her crisis.

“Peace. Love. Harmony. Or else.”

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Cast

Tyler Perry
Madea / Joe / Self
Loretta Devine
Shirley
Shad Moss
Byron
Cassi Davis
Aunt Bam
Shannon Kane
Kimberly
Lauren London
Renee
Rodney Perry
Harold
Teyana Taylor
Sabrina

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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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 Aaron Zigman. 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 Maysie Hoy 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 Loretta Devine and Shad Moss carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Peace. Love. Harmony. Or else.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1787759 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tyler Perry directs. Toyomichi Kurita behind the camera. Aaron Zigman scores. Maysie Hoy cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2Part of the "Madea Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Tyler Perry, shot by Toyomichi Kurita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Aaron Zigman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Maysie Hoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tyler Perry and Loretta Devine and Shad Moss carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Peace. Love. Harmony. Or else.".
8IMDB entry: tt1787759 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "dying and death", "relationship problems", "family clan", "sequel".

The technical file

Cinematography: Toyomichi Kurita
Original score: Aaron Zigman
Editing: Maysie Hoy
Production design: Ina Mayhew
Costume design: Keith G. Lewis
Makeup / hair: Lay'Na Anderson
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $25,000,000
Box office: $54,161,287
Return: 217% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)

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.