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Overview

User Rating:
5.0/10   5,203 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Tyler Perry (play)
Tyler Perry (written by)
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Release Date:
25 February 2005 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Time heals the heart. Faith heals the rest. more
Plot:
A couple with a good marriage that seemed solid, actually begins to crumble when she discovers her husband's intentions for divorce. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
12 wins & 12 nominations more
User Comments:
Surprisingly excellent! more (192 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kimberly Elise ... Helen

Steve Harris ... Charles

Tyler Perry ... Madea / Brian / Joe

Shemar Moore ... Orlando

Lisa Marcos ... Brenda
Tamara Taylor ... Debrah

Cicely Tyson ... Myrtle
Terrell Carter ... Reverend Carter
Carol Mitchell-leon ... Mildred (as Carol Mitchell-Leon)

Avery Knight ... BJ

Vickie Eng ... Christina
Tiffany Evans ... Tiffany

Gary Anthony Sturgis ... Jamison (as Gary Sturgis)
Bart Hansard ... Guard
Chandra Currelley-Young ... Chandra
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman (USA) (complete title)
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman: The Movie (USA) (DVD box title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for drug content, thematic elements, crude sexual references and some violence.
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USA:116 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Tyler Perry paid for half of the $5.5 million budget with Lions Gate Films. more
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Continuity: The length of Kimberly Elise's tie as she works in the restaurant. more
Quotes:
Myrtle: You know I know this man put a hurtin' on you baby, but you've got to forgive him. No matter what he done, you've got to forgive him - not for him, but for you.
Helen: Forgive him for me?
Myrtle: When some body hurts you they take power over you, if you don't forgive them then they keeps the power. Forgive him baby and after you forgive him, forgive youreself.
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Movie Connections:
References "Roots" (1977) more
Soundtrack:
Ain't It Funny more

FAQ

I see Judge Mablean listed in the credits. What role does she play?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
Does Madea ever get off house arrest?
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32 out of 54 people found the following comment useful.
Surprisingly excellent!, 26 February 2005
9/10
Author: boiler-1 from Ohio

This was an excellent movie. Kimberly Elise is excellent as Helen, an emotionally abused spouse who gets kicked out of her mansion and has to learn to live life on her own and learn to trust men again. There are moments that are so heart wrenching that much of the theater was crying. However, before things get too down, there are numerous hilarious scenes led by Tyler Perry. The great thing is that these funny moments are integral to the story for the most part and are not just thrown in without relating to the main story lines.

Best of all, this movie has heart and a message. It's about how forgiveness is better than revenge and that you need to forgive someone because it hurts YOU if you hold that anger inside yourself. It's about how love endures even through pain and disappointment. It's about how God can turn people's lives around. It's the type of movie that you can proudly take your mother and grandmother too.

I wish they would market this type of movie more to a broad audience. It looks like they advertised this almost exclusively to a black audience, I was one of the few white people in the theater in a very integrated community.

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