Madea in order

Mabel "Madea" Simmons is a character created and portrayed by Tyler Perry. The character is a tough elderly black woman. Madea has appeared in several plays directed by, written by, and starring Tyler Perry, later appearing in films based on those plays. 15 films, 25h 53m in all, in release order.

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 · 117 min · Post-credits scene: yes
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.
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Madea's Family Reunion
2006 · 109 min
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.
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Meet the Browns
2008 · 101 min · Post-credits scene: yes
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.
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Madea Goes to Jail
2009 · 102 min
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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I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009 · 113 min · Post-credits scene: yes
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.
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Madea's Big Happy Family
2011 · 106 min · Post-credits scene: yes
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.
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Madea's Witness Protection
2012 · 114 min
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.
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A Madea Christmas
2013 · 99 min
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.
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Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
2015 · 64 min
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!
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Boo! A Madea Halloween
2016 · 103 min
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.
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Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017 · 100 min
Madea and the gang encounter monsters, goblins and boogeymen at a haunted campground.
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A Madea Family Funeral
2019 · 109 min
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.
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Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2022 · 105 min
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.
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Madea's Destination Wedding
2025 · 102 min
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.
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Joe's College Road Trip
2026 · 109 min
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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Frequently asked questions

What order should I watch Madea in?

1. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005), 2. Madea's Family Reunion (2006), 3. Meet the Browns (2008), 4. Madea Goes to Jail (2009), 5. I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009), 6. Madea's Big Happy Family (2011), 7. Madea's Witness Protection (2012), 8. A Madea Christmas (2013), 9. Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love (2015), 10. Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016), 11. Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017), 12. A Madea Family Funeral (2019), 13. Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming (2022), 14. Madea's Destination Wedding (2025), 15. Joe's College Road Trip (2026).

How long does it take to watch all of Madea?

About 25h 53m across 15 released films.

Do any Madea films have post-credit scenes?

Yes: Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Meet the Browns, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Madea's Big Happy Family.