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Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail

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Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
Movie Info
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Director -
Tyler Perry -
Producer -
Reuben Cannon -
Screenwriter -
Tyler Perry -
Distributor -
Lionsgate Films -
Production Co -
Tyler Perry Company -
Rating -
PG-13 (Sexual Situations|Mature Thematic Material|Drug Content|Some Violence) -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Feb 20, 2009, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 19, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$90.5M -
Runtime -
1h 43m