Madea Goes to Jail is a 2009 comedy-drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry. It follows grandma Madea who lands in jail after a wild car chase. Behind bars, she becomes friends with a young ...

Tyler Perry dresses up in old lady drag again to play the fiery granny Madea. As usual for Perry, the film is a sloppy mix of melodrama and comedy with numerous church/Bible references. The title is ...

When we last saw Tyler Perry’s signature character — the bosomy, blunt-smoking, Glock-yielding Georgia granny — she and her brother, Joe (also Perry), were being pulled over by the po-po in a cameo in ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prolific filmmaker Tyler Perry, whose comedies are a big hit with black women, scored the biggest opening of his career on Sunday as "Madea Goes to Jail" sold $41.1 million ...

Tyler Perry’s “Madea Goes to Jail” dominated the weekend box office, opening with $41.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. According to the Associated Press, the film was the highest ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Prolific filmmaker Tyler Perry, whose comedies are a big hit with black women, scored the biggest opening of his career on Sunday as "Madea Goes to Jail" sold $41.1 ...