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Meet the Browns (2008)

Meet the Browns poster
Directed by
Tyler Perry
Genre
drama film, comedy drama, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 112 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A single mother in Chicago takes her kids to Georgia for a funeral. She meets her father's family for the first time and builds new connections there.

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What happens

Meet the Browns is a 2008 American romantic comedy-drama film released by Lionsgate on March 21, 2008. The film was based on the play of the same name by Tyler Perry and is the third film in the Madea cinematic universe. It was written and directed by Tyler Perry with Ruben Cannon helping with the writing, and starring Angela Bassett, Sofia Vergara, Margaret Avery, Frankie Faison, Jenifer Lewis, Lance Gross, Rick Fox, Lamman Rucker, Tamela Mann, Tyler Perry, and introducing David Mann in his film debut as Leroy Brown. The film tells the story of a struggling single mother from Chicago who takes her children to Senoia, Georgia to attend her long-lost father's funeral and meets the relatives she didn't know she had. The film grossed $42 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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