5.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
5.0
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with conservative values, emphasizing traditional family structures, Christian faith, and individual responsibility as solutions to familial and personal challenges.
The film features a predominantly Black cast, reflecting a specific cultural context rather than explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on family dynamics and moral themes without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
The film features Byron, a married man revealed to be gay and in a secret relationship. The narrative focuses on the dramatic fallout of his deception on his family, particularly his wife. While the situation causes distress, the film does not condemn Byron's identity itself, and Madea's reaction is ultimately accepting. The portrayal is neither strongly affirming nor denigrating of LGBTQ+ identity.
The film consistently portrays Christianity as a source of moral guidance, comfort, and community. Characters frequently engage in prayer, attend church, and reference scripture, with the narrative ultimately affirming these practices as beneficial for overcoming adversity and fostering family unity.
Madea's Big Happy Family does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative does not engage with transgender identity or experiences, thus there is no portrayal to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film features original characters created for the Madea franchise. Madea, a female character, is consistently portrayed by Tyler Perry in drag, which is her original and established depiction, not a gender swap of a pre-existing character from other source material or history.
This film is an adaptation of Tyler Perry's own stage play, featuring characters consistently portrayed by Black actors across its various iterations. There is no evidence of a character established as one race in prior canon being portrayed as a different race in this installment.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.9
6.7
Critic Ratings
3.7
4.5
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