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Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Drama • PG-13 • 2005 • 1 hr 57 min
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4.4
IMDb
5.8

Charles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seem to have everything – money, a beautiful mansion – the American Dream. However, as Helen prepares to celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary, her life takes an unexpected twist when she comes home to find her clothes packed up in a U-Haul van parked in the driveway. Charles is divorcing her and kicks her out. Helen moves in with her grandmother Madea, an old woman who doesn't take any lip from anyone. Madea helps Helen through these tough times by showing her what is really important in life. Helen is forced to rediscover love, life, and religion in her pursuit for happiness.

Starring

Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Tyler Perry, Shemar Moore, Lisa Marcos

Directed By

Darren Grant

Written By

Tyler Perry

Attributes

Simple

Genre

DramaRomanceComedy

Release Date

February 25, 2005

User Reviews

Shyla
Shyla
Had me laughing, mad, and emotional all at once. Madea stole every scene she was in.
BD
BD
My first tyler film. Wasn't too bad. Funny moments while seeing a woman learn her worth
James Barbarotto
James Barbarotto
Melodrama about abusive relationships ft Madea.
Monroe Hand
Monroe Hand
It is funny enough but struggles in moving the plot along while falling into some unfortunate cliches and stereotypes
Chloé
Chloé
Really emotional but amazing ending i love it
Emma 🦋
Emma 🦋
One of Tyler Perry’s best, but that comes with the caveat that it’s still a Tyler Perry movie. Dramatic, kinda insane, but beloved.
Patrick Hull
Patrick Hull
I don't see how this movie's worse made than any countless others. Funny Madea and Grandpa scenes, sorta satisfying plot, cathartic revenge.
Lacey Reid
Lacey Reid
I mean, it's Madea! You can't go wrong with Madea!
The Grassy Noll
The Grassy Noll
Some laughable moments but not highly redeemable filmmaking
AYC
AYC
The best Madea movie and the only one worth watching. "Stop blowing them bubbles, Charles."

Stats

Ratings
121 (37%)
72 (22%)
104 (32%)
29 (9%)
4.4 – Based on 329 ratings
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Charles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seem to have everything – money, a beautiful mansion – the American Dream. However, as Helen prepares to celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary, her life takes an unexpected twist when she comes home to find her clothes packed up in a U-Haul van parked in the driveway. Charles is divorcing her and kicks her out. Helen moves in with her grandmother Madea, an old woman who doesn't take any lip from anyone. Madea helps Helen through these tough times by showing her what is really important in life. Helen is forced to rediscover love, life, and religion in her pursuit for happiness.
Madea's Family Reunion
Southern matriarch Madea has a lot on her plate. Her nieces, Vanessa and Lisa, have relationship troubles - Vanessa moves into Madea's house with her 2 young children and Lisa is engaged to a controlling man that her mother set her up with. In addition, Madea has just been court-ordered to become the guardian of Nikki, a rebellious runaway teenager. Madea must keep the peace and her family together while simultaneously planning her clan's reunion.
Meet the Browns
A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. When she's laid off with no warning, she starts losing hope for the first time - until a letter arrives announcing the death of a father she's never met. Desperate for any kind of help, Brenda takes her family to Georgia for the funeral, but nothing could have prepared her for the Browns, her father's fun-loving, crass Southern clan. In a small-town world full of long afternoons and country fairs, Brenda struggles to get to know the family she never knew existed... and finds a brand new romance that just might change her life.
Madea Goes to Jail
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.
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
When Madea catches teenage Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer who lives off of her married boyfriend, April wants nothing to do with the kids.
Madea's Big Happy Family
When Shirley, Madea's niece, receives distressing news about her health, the only thing she wants is her family gathered around her. However, Shirley's three adult children are too preoccupied with their own troubled lives to pay attention to their mother. It is up to Madea, with the help of rowdy Aunt Bam, to bring the clan together and help Shirley deal with her crisis.
Madea's Witness Protection
For years, mild-mannered Wall Street banker George Needleman has meandered through life oblivious to his family's dysfunction and his company's malfeasance, but he's forced to wake up when he learns that he's been framed in a mob-backed Ponzi scheme. Placed under federal protection, George and his family are shipped down South to Madea's house, where the no-nonsense matriarch whips them all into shape using her special brand of tough love.
A Madea Christmas
Madea dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on rural town when she's coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas.
Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
After a hilarious run-in with the law, Madea is sentenced to community service. Determined to do good for the 'hood, Madea enlists Aunt Bam and Uncle Joe to try and save the Moms Mabley Youth Center from being shut down. With her irresistible sass and wisdom, Madea rallies the local kids to make a stand-and proves that behind her tough exterior is a whole lot of love!
Boo! A Madea Halloween
Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a hilarious, haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls, and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens.
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
Madea and the gang encounter monsters, goblins and boogeymen at a haunted campground.
A Madea Family Funeral
A joyous family reunion becomes a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia, where they find themselves unexpectedly planning a funeral that might unveil unpleasant family secrets.
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
Madea's back - hallelujer! And she's not putting up with any nonsense as family drama erupts at her great-grandson's college graduation celebration.
Madea's Destination Wedding
Madea packs her best floral dresses and a whole lot of chaos when the Simmons family heads to the Bahamas for her grandniece's whirlwind wedding.
Joe's College Road Trip
To teach his sheltered grandson about the real world, Madea's foul-mouthed brother Joe takes the college-bound teen on a raucous cross-country road trip.
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Cast & Crew

Darren Grant
Darren
Grant
Kimberly Elise
Kimberly
Elise
Steve Harris
Steve
Harris
Tyler Perry
Tyler
Perry
Shemar Moore
Shemar
Moore
Lisa Marcos
Lisa
Marcos
Tamara Taylor
Tamara
Taylor
Cicely Tyson
Cicely
Tyson
Terrell Carter
Terrell
Carter
Carol Mitchell-Leon
Carol
Mitchell-Leon
Avery Knight
Avery
Knight
Tyler Perry
Tyler
Perry

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