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The outspoken Southern matriarch of Tyler Perry's wildly popular stage show finally lands in the one place where talking won't do her any more good in this release of a performance originally captured... read more read more... on camera before a live audience. Madea (Perry) has a reputation for being able to talk herself out of any tight situation, but when the police arrive determined to haul her away to the pokey, she quickly discovers that sometimes it pays to resist temptation and simply keep your mouth shut. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG-13, 2 hr. 17 min.

Directed by: Tyler Perry

Release Date: January 1, 2005

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DVD Release Date: June 27, 2006

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  • December 2, 2009
    I loved this Movie. Secretly bought even a DVD.
  • October 13, 2007
    Some funny moments, but it seemed like Madea was in it less often than I expected and it was very much focused toward a Christian aspect. I felt like I was being preached at rather than being entertained.
  • May 8, 2010
    Laughed my ass off. Unlike other Tyler Perry movies where Madea is a background character he uses her as the primary focus in this comedy and boy, did it work. Worth watching just for the one-liners and unlike the Ernest Goes to Whatever movies, these films have some intelligence... read more to them.
  • April 9, 2010
    Funny movie, but you have to watch all the Tlyer Perry movies in order to see how she gets that far.
  • January 8, 2010
    madea goes to jail is so funny in a way from tyler perry he decided to make plays before the movies came out to theatres and medea goes to jail the movie was funny madea is so funny
  • July 3, 2009
    dis movie is da shit compared to diary of a mad black woman i thnk any more he comes out wit are still gon be da shit
  • June 22, 2009
    It was a good movie. One of the really good plays with laughs to go along with it. I do recommend to see and get it on DVD.
  • June 16, 2009
    Hehe, the play was alright. I couldn't stand the singing though. Yeah yeah I know its a play, but honestly now? It was still great. ;]
  • March 2, 2009
    All the plays are way better than the movies, because the movies had to be edited down for ratings. Anybody who doesn't like the movies should trying watching the plays cause they are ten times funnier and they help you to relate to the characters in the movies more cause you kn... read moreow a lot more about them.
  • January 4, 2009
    Great play! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!

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