4.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
A Madea Christmas (2013)
A Madea Christmas (2013)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
4.1
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes traditional family values, Christian faith, and individual responsibility as the solutions to personal and community challenges, often contrasting them favorably with modern or urban perspectives.
The movie showcases a predominantly Black cast, reflecting a clear presence of diversity in its character representation. However, the narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes, maintaining a neutral or positive framing of such elements.
Secondary
The film features LGBTQ+ characters whose identities are largely used as a source of comedic relief, often relying on stereotypes and initial disapproval. While a character's sexuality is eventually accepted, the humor derived from it and the initial framing of queer identity as shocking contribute to a problematic overall portrayal, lacking genuine affirmation or critique of prejudice.
The film consistently promotes Christian values of family, forgiveness, and community, using the Christmas narrative to highlight these themes. While it may satirize individual hypocrisy or misguided actions, the overall message affirms the dignity and positive influence of the faith.
The film "A Madea Christmas" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on Madea's comedic adventures during Christmas, without engaging with transgender identity or related issues. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the scope of the rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The character Madea, portrayed by Tyler Perry, is a woman. While a male actor plays her, Madea was created and consistently established as a female character from her inception, not as a gender-swapped version of a previously male-identified character.
This film is an original story within the Madea franchise, not an adaptation of pre-existing source material with established character races or a depiction of historical figures. All characters were created for or within the Madea cinematic universe, and their portrayals align with their initial establishment.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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