Madea Goes to Jail

Tyler Perry decides to put Madea in the clink, for once. This time, the sassy grandma's anger issues land her in the slammer, where she takes a young prostitute under her wing. It's prison reform by way of a very specific sensibility.

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Tyler Perry directed Madea Goes to Jail in 2009. See Tyler Perry's full filmography, where to start with Tyler Perry, or where to go after you've seen everything by Tyler Perry.

Madea Goes to Jail was released in 2009 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 102 minutes.