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Madea (Tyler Perry) accompanies her niece, Eileen (Anna Maria Horsford), to the small town of Buck Tussel to pay a surprise visit to Eileen's daughter, Lacey (Tika Sumpter), who has refused to come home for Christmas. The real reason Lacey is avoiding her judgmental mother is that she has secretly married Connor (Chad Michael Murray), a white classmate from college. When Eileen and Madea arrive at Lacey's farm, she tells them that Connor is an employee, but her lie soon spins out of control.

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It boasts a few laughs, but overall, Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas ranks among Perry's least entertaining or substantive works.

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Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Louis Black Austin Chronicle Rather than rising above the fray, Madea is very much the fray itself. Rated: 2/5 Dec 19, 2013 Full Review Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Radheyan Simonpillai NOW Toronto If you find yourself outside Tyler Perry's loyal following (even if the reason is skin-deep), this Christmas get-together is still inviting. Rated: 3/5 Dec 17, 2013 Full Review Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Amy Nicholson L.A. Weekly Larry the Cable Guy and Madea are an oddly perfect pairing. They're both comedians in drag - Larry just gets to wear pants Rated: C Dec 16, 2013 Full Review Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Stephen Schaefer Boston Herald This Madea creaks as it starts, before predictable plot mechanics mesh for an upbeat finish, complete with a Christmas carol. Rated: B- Nov 29, 2017 Full Review Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) John Fink The Film Stage The problem is the treatment of racism breaks no new ground and represents the issues in the simplest most condescending form. Rated: C- Jun 21, 2016 Full Review Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Sean Burns EntertainmentTell A toned down, crassly calculated attempt to expand the brand to a wider audience (see also: white people) and everybody is on their best behavior. May 5, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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AW M Almost every Christmas season this movie will pop into my head to watch. I start watching it with a 'muh, I've seen this a million times before feeling', but after just a few minutes I am hysterically laughing and rewinding Madea's hillarous takes and one liners. Like all Madea movies, you can't go into it with a serious frame of mind. This is meant to be a feel good movie while also bringing up basic societal and cultural issues in a lighthearted and easily explainable way; which apparently isn't enough for the majority of 'professional' reviewers. Remember, it's a comedy/drama with a feel-good ending and not meant to be groundbreaking or movie of the year. Definitely worth a watch during the Christmas season! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/21/23 Full Review Emanuela M I loved it. I laughed and cried like on all Madea Movies. I don't understand all these critics Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Funny and meaningful Christmas movie. Good life lessons as well Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/11/22 Full Review Jeremy C "| Ratings Categories |{Characters (4.5/10) ; Cinematography (5.5/10) ; Plot (3/10) ; Acting (2.5/10) ; Pacing (5/10) = 41%}" Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/29/22 Full Review Joshua C Not my favorite Madea movie but Larry the Cable Guy was funnier than I expected. Him & Tyler Perry had surprisingly good chemistry! Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/16/22 Full Review Audience Member Not only is Madea quick with her wit, but in this movie it also deals with prejudice and misunderstandings, not to mention a pompous Mother who thinks she is always right and her narcissistic personality. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tyler Perry Director Tyler Perry Madea Kathy Najimy Kim Chad Michael Murray Tanner Anna Maria Horsford Eileen Tika Sumpter Lacey
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Synopsis Madea (Tyler Perry) accompanies her niece, Eileen (Anna Maria Horsford), to the small town of Buck Tussel to pay a surprise visit to Eileen's daughter, Lacey (Tika Sumpter), who has refused to come home for Christmas. The real reason Lacey is avoiding her judgmental mother is that she has secretly married Connor (Chad Michael Murray), a white classmate from college. When Eileen and Madea arrive at Lacey's farm, she tells them that Connor is an employee, but her lie soon spins out of control.

Director
Tyler Perry

Producer
Tyler Perry, Ozzie Areu, Matt Moore

Screenwriter
Tyler Perry

Distributor
Lionsgate Films

Production Co
Tyler Perry Studios, Tyler Perry Company

Rating
PG-13 (Language|Crude Humor|Sexual References)

Genre
Holiday, Comedy

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 13, 2013, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2015

Box Office (Gross USA)
$52.5M

Runtime
1h 40m
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