Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail

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Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
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PG13,1hr 43min
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February 20, 2009
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Lionsgate
Synopsis: Tyler Perry transitions another one of his hit plays to the big screen with this adaptation of Madea Goes to Jail. The successful filmmaker stars once again as the mischief-prone older woman whose exploits this time lead her to jail, where she befriends and reforms a prostitute named Candy (The Cosby Show's Keshia Knight Pulliam). ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
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If people didn't like seeing movies where African-American comedians dress up like feisty old ladies and beat some sense into their troubled friends and family, studios wouldn't keep making them. Fans of Tyler Perry's Madea franchise won't be disappointed with the 2009 installment Madea Goes to Jail, which finds the tough-talking matriarch in the slammer following yet another temper-fueled brush with ... Full Review
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Keshia Knight Pulliam, center, and Ion Overman in "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" (Lions Gate)
Viola Davis, left, and Derek Luke in "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" (Lions Gate)
Viola Davis, left, Vanessa Ferlito and Keshia Knight Pulliam in "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail"...
Tyler Perry, left, and Tamela Mann in "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" (Lions Gate)
Derek Luke, left, and Keshia Knight Pulliam in "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" (Lions Gate)
Tyler Perry, left, and Sofia Vergara in "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" (Lions Gate)
Derek Luke, left, and RonReaco Lee in "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" (Lions Gate)
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