Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
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- Synopsis
- Prolific playwright Tyler Perry adapts his popular stage play of the same name in this family-oriented comedy concerning a desperate mother who connects with the family she never knew....
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- Starring
- Angela Bassett, Rick Fox, Margaret Avery, Frankie R. Faison, Jennifer Lewis
- Director(s)
- Tyler Perry
- Distributor(s)
- Lionsgate
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 100 min.
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Critic Reviews
The importance of faith, church, kin, staying off drugs, sharing food, repenting from sin, forgiving sinners, appreciating a good black man, rejecting a bad one, and honoring black matriarchy is enumerated with typical, reassuring Perry broadness.Read the full review
The women of Perry's army will come out feeling they've been well-served, and for the rest of us there's Bassett, getting her groove back after a spate of less than worthy roles. Perry's getting his groove, too - I give him two more films and an A-list cameraman.Read the full review
What he serves up -- a mixture of moralism and forgiveness, semibawdy humor and cautionary drama, mockery and affection -- may sometimes lack coherence, but never integrity.Read the full review
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'Browns' to firstrun syndication
11/15/09 Tyler Perry's laffer "Meet the Browns" is off and running toward its firstrun syndie debut next fall. | Variety -
What's On Tonight: CMA Awards, Glee, House of Payne, Ultimate Fighter
11/11/09 There's a new Secrets of the Dead on PBS at 8, then a new P.O.V. Cartoon Network has a new Destroy Build Destroy at 8. | TV Squad -
Lionsgate revenue up 3%
11/09/09 Lionsgate has swung into the black for its second quarter ended Sept. 30, thanks to hikes from TV shows like "Mad Men" and "Weeds," its TV Guide acquisition and lower film production costs. | Variety -
What's On Tonight: World Series, Hank, Mercy, South Park
11/04/09 At 9, TBS has two new episodes of Tyler Perry's House of Payne , then two new episodes of Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns . | TV Squad -
Tyler Perry responds to Spike Lee's scathing criticisms
10/26/09 A celebrity feud may be brewing between Tyler Perry and Spike Lee . | New York Daily News - New York NY -
What's On Tonight: Crash Course, The Beautiful Life, Top Chef, Black Gold
09/16/09 There's a new Live From Lincoln Center on PBS at 8, with the New York Philharmonic. | TV Squad -
Multicamera dominates recent pitch sales
09/14/09 The most buzzed-about new comedies of the fall, ABC's "Modern Family" and NBC's "Community," are single-camera shows. | The Hollywood Reporter -
What's On Tonight: Presidential Address, America's Next Top Model, Glee
09/09/09 BBC America has a new Gordon Ramsay's F Word at 9. | TV Squad -
'Tyler Perry' special promotes new film
09/01/09 TBS will air a one-hour special of "The Tyler Perry Show," at 11 p.m. Sept. 9 to promote Perry's latest feature film, "I Can Do Bad All by Myself," which Lionsgate will release Sept. 11. | The Hollywood Reporter -
TW Cable going online
08/27/09 Time Warner Cable is getting in on the TV Everywhere business. | Variety