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Madea Goes to Jail (2009) -- When Madea's (Perry) trouble-making antics land her behind bars, among the cast of characters she meets is Candy (Pulliam), a prostitute whose life is off-track and in need of the type of tough love that only Madea can provide.
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Madea Goes to Jail (2009) -- Trailer for this Tyler Perry film
Madea Goes to Jail (2009) -- Trailer: Madea (Tyler Perry), whose penchant for trouble-making lands her behind bars.
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Overview

User Rating:
3.3/10   4,954 votes
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Director:
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Tyler Perry (writer)
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Release Date:
20 February 2009 (USA) more
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Plot:
Mischievous grandma Madea lands in jail, where she meets a variety of mixed-up characters. | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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(117 articles)
Director Tyler Perry's mother, inspiration for Madea, dies
 (From Zap2It - The Dish Rag. 9 December 2009, 8:42 AM, PST)

Perry's Mother Dies
 (From WENN. 9 December 2009, 8:11 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Feel good film! more (33 total)

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Also Known As:
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, drug content, some violence and sexual situations.
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103 min
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #44944) | Singapore:NC-16
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Crew or equipment visible: When the three people are in the car, headed to the church, you can see the reflection of the crew in Madea's glasses. They are moving about. more
Quotes:
Candace Washington: What you gonna do? Beat me with your Bible every five minutes like my Grandma did?
Tanya: First of all I don't know your Grandma, and second of all I don't carry a Bible, it's at home on my mantel.
Donna: Don't need to carry it when you know every word of it.
Tanya: You should know it.
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References Super Fly (1972) more
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Is "Madea Goes to Jail" based on a novel?
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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Feel good film!, 17 May 2009
9/10
Author: hypedallas from Dallas, Texas

I'm really not sure why this film is getting such a bad rep. on IMDb, but the general public LOVED this one. What a winner! The two different plots in the this film were brilliant! This way, the movie had a little bit of everything. The whole time I was on the edge of my seat. I wouldn't say the two different stories "meshed" well, but there was a great moral to be learned. My favorite thing about this movie, and all of Tyler Perry's films, is the wonderful "feel good" mood they leave you in. His productions can always brighten the day. Enough said, this movie was more than satisfactory. Some people are clearly just too hard to please.

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