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Meet the Browns(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-03-21
66%
108 Votes
Time: 1h 41m
Check your baggage at the door.
Overview:
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. 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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $20,000,000.00
Revenue: $41,975,388.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Meet the Browns
Top 10 Billed Cast
Angela Bassett
Brenda Brown
Rick Fox
Harry Belton
Lance Gross
Michael Brown
Chloe Bailey
Tosha Brown
Mariana Tolbert
Lena Brown
Sofía Vergara
Cheryl
Tamela Mann
Cora Brown
David Mann
Leroy Brown
Tyler Perry
Madea / Joe
Frankie Faison
L.B.
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Overview
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. 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.
Release Date
2008-03-21
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6.634
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
Check your baggage at the door.
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