- Notes provided by Lionsgate Films. -

Synopsis

A funny, moving romantic drama about the power of love and family, Lionsgate's TYLER PERRY'S MEET THE BROWNS marks another winning portrayal of life by producer/writer/director/actor Tyler Perry (DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN, MADEA'S FAMILY REUNION). The film features a return to the big screen by Perry's beloved comic creation, the indomitable and outrageous Southern matriarch Madea.

A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda (Academy Award® nominee and Golden Globe winner Angela Bassett -- WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT) has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. But when she's laid off with no warning, she starts losing hope for the first time -- until a letter arrives announcing the death of the father she's never met. Desperate for any kind of help, Brenda takes her family to Georgia for the funeral. But nothing could have prepared her for the Browns, her father's fun-loving, crass Southern clan. In a small-town world full of long afternoons and country fairs, Brenda struggles to get to know the family she never knew existed...and finds a brand new romance that just might change her life.

Based on the popular stage production of the same name, TYLER PERRY'S MEET THE BROWNS is a charming story about the joys of family, and the possibility of second chances. The film also stars Rick Fox (HE GOT GAME, HYSTERIA), David Mann (the television series "Tyler Perry's House of Payne"), Tamela Mann (Tyler Perry's play MEET THE BROWNS), Irma P. Hall (THE LADY KILLERS), Margaret Avery (THE COLOR PURPLE), Jenifer Lewis (MADEA'S FAMILY REUNION, THE ANTOINE FISHER STORY) and Sofia Vergara (FOUR BROTHERS). TYLER PERRY'S MEET THE BROWNS was produced, written and directed by Tyler Perry, and produced by Reuben Cannon.

Movie search