A Madea Family Funeral
Madea and her unruly relatives turn a deceptive Georgia reunion and chaotic funeral into a final burst of slapstick family mayhem.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- bawdy
- chaotic
- group comedy night
- fans of tyler perry
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a weak, poorly controlled conclusion to Tyler Perry’s long-running Madea franchise, despite its audience appeal.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The anniversary reunion is a sham, and the funeral gathering exposes concealed family problems.
Tyler Perry plays Madea, Joe, Brian, and Heathrow, making the performer’s role-switching central to the comedy.
The planned anniversary party becomes an elaborate funeral whose proceedings repeatedly go awry.
The family reunion and funeral unfold in a small-town Georgia community described as backwoods and familial.
Films like A Madea Family Funeral, and why
Madea Goes to Jail
broad family ensemble comedy built around exaggerated characters, domestic conflict, and irreverent humor
Madea's Big Happy Family
tyler perry comedy featuring Madea, family dysfunction, moralizing humor, and slapstick performance
The Best Man Holiday
ensemble family comedy centered on secrets, chaotic gatherings, and heightened domestic melodrama
Movie Details
- Director
- Tyler Perry
- Release Date
- 2019-03-01
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (497)
Cast
- Tyler Perry
- Cassi Davis
- Patrice Lovely
- Jen Harper
- Derek Morgan
- Courtney Burrell
- Ciera Payton
- Rome Flynn
- KJ Smith
- Aeriél Miranda
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Madea Family Funeral about?
- Madea and her unruly relatives turn a deceptive Georgia reunion and chaotic funeral into a final burst of slapstick family mayhem.
- What is A Madea Family Funeral like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Madea Family Funeral as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is A Madea Family Funeral violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in A Madea Family Funeral as mild.
- What did critics think of A Madea Family Funeral?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a weak, poorly controlled conclusion to Tyler Perry’s long-running Madea franchise, despite its audience appeal.
- Which films are like A Madea Family Funeral?
- Films with a similar feel include Madea Goes to Jail, Madea's Big Happy Family, and The Best Man Holiday.
- How long is A Madea Family Funeral?
- A Madea Family Funeral runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Madea Family Funeral?
- In United States, A Madea Family Funeral streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
