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- 2013
- PG-13
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 40 m
- 2013
- PG-13
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 40 m
Summary Madea dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on a rural town when she's coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit for Christmas.
Directed By: Tyler Perry
Written By: Tyler Perry
- 2013
- PG-13
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 40 m
- 2013
- PG-13
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 40 m
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas
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4.0
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Summary Madea dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on a rural town when she's coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit for Christmas.
Directed By: Tyler Perry
Written By: Tyler Perry
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
28
10% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
30% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
60% Negative
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
28
10% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
30% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
60% Negative
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
Madea is still a witty character, but the gutter wisdom of her tossed-off verbal hand grenades can’t shock us anymore; even the outtakes that play through the closing credits feel like reruns.
The funniest Madea film in a fair stretch... It's also, of course, not good by any definition.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 47 User Ratings
4.0
26% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
26% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
49% Negative
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 47 User Ratings
4.0
26% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
26% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
49% Negative
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
Mr. Tyler Perry has assisted the art culture in a number of ways. First, he has helped people redirect their behaviors that cause dysfunction. He has raised the issue of being aware of irrational actions. No, he does not use drugs, or women in derogatory ways. He is a true artist: In the Modern Era, Post Modern, Post Post Modern Era and if you choose the Populist era as well. Merry Christmas.
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With a character who can essentially say and do whatever she wants, you might expect a bit more.
It’s a Christmas nightmare, stuck with two obnoxious relatives who think they’re funny, and won’t shut up.
An insensitive, unfunny cringer from the entrepreneurial writer-director that should have come with a gift receipt.
The clunky narrative doesn’t ring true for a second, and the hackneyed dialogue is even worse.
A Madea Christmas belongs to a rancid strain of Yuletide trifles that feature awful people being terrible to each other for 90 minutes under the sway of insulting plot contrivances before the awfulness is climactically washed away in an avalanche of holiday sentimentality.
"Madea" is actually the funniest female character I have ever seen on the silver screen. And in "A Madea Christmas", she keeps on cracking jokes, but in a soulful human way, that just makes the movie, albeit far from flawless, entertaining but a bit not very realistic.
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I liked it overall, but it has a lot of flaws. I liked the humor, but some jokes were not funny, but some had me laughing. The story was a little predictable, mostly towards the end. The acting was pretty good too. I think it is worth a watch.
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The fact that Tyler Perry is milking the franchise as much as he can is just pathetic. His movies are bad and not original at all.
I've watched all Madea movies and I have to say this is by far the worst one. Not only is it not funny but it's pretty much the same story as the others. Tyler Perry, you don't have to live in your car anymore, you have your estate now please sit back and let creative people take over.
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This movie makes a good argument that not only should Tyler Perry stop making movies, he should be sent to Purgatory, and have his sins burned away by making him watch the far too numerous Madea movies until his retinas set themselves on fire. Movies these days went from art (see also: Apocalypse Now, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, everything by Kubrick) to cliche's wrapped in casual racism.
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Production Company
The Tyler Perry Company,
Tyler Perry Studios
Release Date Dec 13, 2013
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Ho No She Didn't
Awards
Razzie Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Acapulco Black Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
