After a high-speed car chase, Madea winds up behind bars because her quick temper gets the best of her. Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Josh Hardaway lands a case that's too personal to handle: that of a young prostitute and former drug addict named Candace, also a childhood friend. When Candace winds up in jail, Madea takes the young woman under her protective wing.
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Movie2009·102 min
Madea Goes to Jail
Directed by Tyler Perry
A comedy crime film directed by Tyler Perry.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 44%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.5/10
213 ratings
About Madea Goes to Jail
- Pacing
- Brisk (6 of 9)
- Tone
- Hopeful (7 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Funny (6 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Heartfelt (7 of 9)
- Texture
- Playful, Cozy
- Story Tags
- redemption, family dysfunction, legal, sex work, prison, urban, close friendship, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, anti hero, fish out of water, rescue mission, drug trade
