Meet the Browns

PG-13

Released Mar 21, 2008

1 hr. 40 min.

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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33%

58 Reviews

Tomatometer

90%

25,000+ Ratings

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Single mother Brenda (Angela Bassett) suddenly loses her job, then she receives news that the father she never met is dead. With nothing to lose, she gathers her brood and heads to Georgia, where she meets her father's uproarious family for the first time and finds the tentative beginnings of a new romance.

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Critics Consensus

Angela Bassett's considerable charms can't compensate for Meet the Browns' incessant melodrama and scattered narrative threads.

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Audience Member

Truly one of the worst movies I've ever seen.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

It is as average as every Tyler Perry movie and is very predictable

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Why can't I watch movie or videos

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Love it. I can watch it all the time. Brown is sooooo funny!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

Not my favorite but Brown is too funny.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

one word............ funny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Tyler Perry

Director

Tyler Perry

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Angela Bassett

Brenda

David Mann

Leroy Brown

Tamela Mann

Cora

Lance Gross

Michael

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

Rated: 2/4

Nov 24, 2011

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Hank Sartin

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Moral: guns, basketball = interesting; hospital beds, recovery time = dull, and therefore unnecessary.

Rated: 1.5/5

Oct 18, 2008

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Megan Basham

WORLD

Though Browns contains less proselytizing than Perry's previous productions, it is better off for it.

Oct 11, 2018

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Dustin Putman

TheFilmFile.com

Getting to the end is more chore than treat.

Rated: 1.5/4

Nov 14, 2013

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Of the many talented black actresses given a rare chance to shine thanks to Perry's films, [Angela Bassett] is possibly the most talented.

Rated: 6/10

Feb 6, 2012

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Synopsis

Single mother Brenda (Angela Bassett) suddenly loses her job, then she receives news that the father she never met is dead. With nothing to lose, she gathers her brood and heads to Georgia, where she meets her father's uproarious family for the first time and finds the tentative beginnings of a new romance.

Director: Tyler Perry
Executive Producer: Michael Paseornek
Screenwriter: Tyler Perry
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Tyler Perry Company
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Drug Content|Brief Violence|Sexual References|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 21, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 31, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.9M
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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