Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas

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Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas

PG-13

Released Dec 13, 2013

1h 40m

Holiday

Comedy

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Madea (Tyler Perry) accompanies her niece, Eileen (Anna Maria Horsford), to the small town of Buck Tussel to pay a surprise visit to Eileen's daughter, Lacey (Tika Sumpter), who has refused to come home for Christmas. The real reason Lacey is avoiding her judgmental mother is that she has secretly married Connor (Chad Michael Murray), a white classmate from college. When Eileen and Madea arrive at Lacey's farm, she tells them that Connor is an employee, but her lie soon spins out of control.

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Critics Consensus

It boasts a few laughs, but overall, Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas ranks among Perry's least entertaining or substantive works.

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Louis Black

Austin Chronicle

Rather than rising above the fray, Madea is very much the fray itself.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 19, 2013

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Radheyan Simonpillai

NOW Toronto

If you find yourself outside Tyler Perry's loyal following (even if the reason is skin-deep), this Christmas get-together is still inviting.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 17, 2013

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Amy Nicholson

L.A. Weekly

Larry the Cable Guy and Madea are an oddly perfect pairing. They're both comedians in drag - Larry just gets to wear pants

Rated: C

Dec 16, 2013

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Stephen Schaefer

Boston Herald

This Madea creaks as it starts, before predictable plot mechanics mesh for an upbeat finish, complete with a Christmas carol.

Rated: B-

Nov 29, 2017

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John Fink

The Film Stage

The problem is the treatment of racism breaks no new ground and represents the issues in the simplest most condescending form.

Rated: C-

Jun 21, 2016

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Sean Burns

EntertainmentTell

A toned down, crassly calculated attempt to expand the brand to a wider audience (see also: white people) and everybody is on their best behavior.

May 5, 2015

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Michael H

Hilarious Christmas film. Witty, irreverent, and very on point for the season.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/17/24

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AW M

Almost every Christmas season this movie will pop into my head to watch. I start watching it with a 'muh, I've seen this a million times before feeling', but after just a few minutes I am hysterically laughing and rewinding Madea's hillarous takes and one liners. Like all Madea movies, you can't go into it with a serious frame of mind. This is meant to be a feel good movie while also bringing up basic societal and cultural issues in a lighthearted and easily explainable way; which apparently isn't enough for the majority of 'professional' reviewers. Remember, it's a comedy/drama with a feel-good ending and not meant to be groundbreaking or movie of the year. Definitely worth a watch during the Christmas season!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/21/23

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Emanuela M

I loved it. I laughed and cried like on all Madea Movies. I don't understand all these critics

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/15/23

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Audience Member

Funny and meaningful Christmas movie. Good life lessons as well

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/11/22

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Jeremy C

"| Ratings Categories | {Characters (4.5/10) ; Cinematography (5.5/10) ; Plot (3/10) ; Acting (2.5/10) ; Pacing (5/10) = 41%}"

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/29/22

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Joshua C

Not my favorite Madea movie but Larry the Cable Guy was funnier than I expected. Him & Tyler Perry had surprisingly good chemistry!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/16/22

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Synopsis

Madea (Tyler Perry) accompanies her niece, Eileen (Anna Maria Horsford), to the small town of Buck Tussel to pay a surprise visit to Eileen's daughter, Lacey (Tika Sumpter), who has refused to come home for Christmas. The real reason Lacey is avoiding her judgmental mother is that she has secretly married Connor (Chad Michael Murray), a white classmate from college. When Eileen and Madea arrive at Lacey's farm, she tells them that Connor is an employee, but her lie soon spins out of control.

Director: Tyler Perry
Producer: Tyler Perry, Ozzie Areu, Matt Moore
Screenwriter: Tyler Perry
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Tyler Perry Studios, Tyler Perry Company
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Crude Humor|Sexual References)
Genre: Holiday, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 13, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $52.5M
Runtime: 1h 40m

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