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A Madea Christmas (2013)

A Madea Christmas poster
Directed by
Tyler Perry
Genre
comedy film, Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 159 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Madea travels to a small town with her great niece to spend Christmas with her family. The town is facing financial problems from a new dam, and Madea gets involved in the drama.

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What happens

A Madea Christmas is a 2013 American Christmas comedy film directed, written, produced by and starring Tyler Perry with the rest of the cast consisting of Kathy Najimy, Chad Michael Murray, Anna Maria Horsford, Tika Sumpter, Eric Lively, JR Lemon, Alicia Witt, Lisa Whelchel, and Larry the Cable Guy. This is the first Christmas-themed film from the writer-director as it tells the story of Madea going to the fictional town of Bucktussle, Alabama, with her great-niece to spend Christmas with the great-niece's daughter as financial trouble involving a newly-constructed dam that threatens the town. This is the seventeenth film by Perry, and the eighth film in the Madea film series. The film was released on December 13, 2013, by Lionsgate. A Madea Christmas received negative reviews from critics and grossed $53.4 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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