Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- chaotic
- witty
- lazy sunday
- group comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film formulaic and uneven, with broad humor and Tyler Perry’s central performance failing to overcome its contrived crime-comedy premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
George and his family leave Wall Street and enter Madea's chaotic Georgia household while awaiting trial.
Tyler Perry plays Madea alongside Joe and Brian, making the Madea persona the film's central comic engine.
The Needleman family is compelled to live together under Madea's tough-love supervision after George becomes entangled in the financial scandal.
The Ponzi-scheme banker and his family are relocated from a Wall Street crisis to Madea's unconventional household.
Films like Madea's Witness Protection, and why
Big Momma's House
broad fish out of water comedy centered on a dysfunctional family and an intimidating older matriarch figure
The Family Reunion
family-centered comedy driven by chaotic domestic conflict, exaggerated personalities, and cross-cultural fish out of water humor
The In-Laws
crime-comedy premise involving financial wrongdoing, witness protection pressures, and comic disruption of ordinary family life
Movie Details
- Director
- Tyler Perry
- Release Date
- 2012-06-29
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (200)
Cast
- Tyler Perry
- Eugene Levy
- Denise Richards
- Romeo
- Doris Roberts
- Tom Arnold
- John Amos
- Devan Leos
- Danielle Campbell
- Marla Gibbs
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Madea's Witness Protection about?
- A disgraced Wall Street executive and his fractious family find an unlikely refuge—and a barrage of tough love—in Madea’s Georgia home.
- What is Madea's Witness Protection like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Madea's Witness Protection as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Madea's Witness Protection violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Madea's Witness Protection as mild.
- What did critics think of Madea's Witness Protection?
- Critics broadly found the film formulaic and uneven, with broad humor and Tyler Perry’s central performance failing to overcome its contrived crime-comedy premise.
- Which films are like Madea's Witness Protection?
- Films with a similar feel include Big Momma's House, The Family Reunion, and The In-Laws.
- How long is Madea's Witness Protection?
- Madea's Witness Protection runs 114 minutes.
- Where can I watch Madea's Witness Protection?
- In United States, Madea's Witness Protection streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel.
