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65
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64
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62
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61
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61
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58
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57
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57
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57
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55
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55
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55
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54
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54
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53
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51
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50
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49
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49
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48
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47
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44
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43
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41
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37
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37
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37
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36
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36
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36
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35
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34
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33
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31
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80
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79
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79
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76
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76
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74
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72
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71
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71
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71
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71
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70
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70
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70
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70
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69
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59
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51
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48
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44
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39
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38
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33
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31
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30
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25
Take
10
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xx
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Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
Lionsgate
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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for drug content, language including sexual references, thematic elements and brief violence
Starring
Tyler Perry,
David Mann,
Tamela Mann,
Angela Bassett,
Lance Gross,
Chloe Bailey,
Mariana Tolbert,
and
Rick Fox
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. But 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. (Lionsgate)
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
|
Drama
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Tyler Perry
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Tyler Perry
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: July 1, 2008
Theatrical: March 21, 2008
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| RUNNING TIME: |
100 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
67
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
The importance of faith, church, kin, staying off drugs, sharing food, repenting from sin, forgiving sinners, appreciating a good black man, rejecting a bad one, and honoring black matriarchy is enumerated with typical, reassuring Perry broadness.

63
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
The women of Perry's army will come out feeling they've been well-served, and for the rest of us there's Bassett, getting her groove back after a spate of less than worthy roles. Perry's getting his groove, too - I give him two more films and an A-list cameraman.

60
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
What he serves up -- a mixture of moralism and forgiveness, semibawdy humor and cautionary drama, mockery and affection -- may sometimes lack coherence, but never integrity.

60
Variety
Joe Leydon
Often plays more like "Tyler Perry's Greatest Hits" as it recycles various elements from the writer-director's earlier works.

50
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Many of the cast members originated their roles onstage, and the ensemble scenes capture the spirited sense of fun that is Perry's trademark.

50
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
Features a fine performance by Angela Bassett, but her work is the sole subtle element.

50
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
The playwright, actor, director and drag queen (yes, his bewigged and be wild Madea makes a brief and totally gratuitous appearance in his new film) knows how to give human dimension, and a dimension of humor, to the cliches and stereotypes.

50
Village Voice
Aaron Hillis
Surprisingly half-decent--surprising because Perry’s not about to switch up his hardly revelatory but consistently bankable box-office signature:

50
Los Angeles Times
Mark Olsen
Even his brief appearance onscreen as his most popular character, Madea, the sassy, tough-talking grandma, feels like a calculated addition rather than an organic necessity.

50
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
Meet the Browns, like the rest of Tyler Perry's movies and plays, will find its audience. His talent lies in knowing what people will buy. He's a marketer, not a filmmaker.

50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Jason Anderson
Perry's methods are never subtle, but no contemporary filmmaker works harder to make sure ribs are tickled and tears are jerked.

33
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Nathan Rabin
Browns is ultimately a victim of its creator's success: What once felt novel now feels well-worn, following the success of Perry's films and imitators like "First Sunday."

30
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Perry tosses everything at his disposal into his movie gumbo, even a completely gratuitous appearance by his signature, self-performed, alter-ego in drag Madea – most likely to set up the premise for his next film "Madea Goes to Jail."

25
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub
There are a few laughs and some touching moments, but nothing you couldn't get by watching episodes of "Good Times" and "Little House on the Prairie" back to back.


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