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Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005
Helen McCarter has everything a woman wants: a nice house and rich husband. However after her husband Charles throws her out of the house after admitting to an affair a distraught Helen turns to her mother, grandmother Madea and cousin Brian who take her in and turn back to God. Helen learns for the first time in her life to stand up on her two feet and is ready to remove herself from her relationship with Charles and move on with Orlando. But when her husband is almost killed by a vengeful client, Helen wonders if she has the heart to forgive him despite everything.
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Time heals the heart. Faith heals the rest.
JBscale
40
Mediocre
Film Detail
Genre
Comedy
- Drama
Length
1 hr. 56 mins.
US Theatrical Release
February 25, 2005
US Box Office
$50,633,099
(#1865 of 7538)
Global Office
$50,652,203
(#2463 of 4500)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Crude Sexual References, Drug Content, Some Violence, Thematic Elements
Collection Detail
Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English:
DD+ 5.1
Studio
Lions Gate Films
Released
November 23, 2010
Acquired Date
April 19, 2025
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.
Actors
Kimberly Elise
Steve Harris
Tyler Perry
Shemar Moore
Lisa Marcos
Tamara Taylor
Cicely Tyson
Terrell Carter
Carol Mitchell-Leon
Avery Knight
Vickie Eng
Tiffany Evans
Gary Anthony Sturgis
Tamela J. Mann
Ric Reitz
Mike Pniewski
Wilbur Fitzgerald
L. Warren Young
Tony Vaughn
E. Roger Mitchell
Cedric Pendleton
Christian Keyes
Directors
Darren Grant
Producers
Reuben Cannon
Tyler Perry
Pamela B. Green
Writers
Tyler Perry
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16%
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113 votes
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5,072 votes
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36
30 votes
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
16,469 votes
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Tyler Perry's Madea
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