Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 · Movie · PG-13 · 117 min · ★ 6.6 · 26% critics
A woman’s comfortable life unravels when her powerful husband abruptly ends their long marriage and forces her out. She moves in with her tough, outspoken grandmother, who pushes her to rebuild, lean on faith, and rethink what she wants as new love and old wounds collide.
Based on Madea, Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Also known as Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Movie
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-02-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Critic score
- 26/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (239 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tearful breakup-to-rebuilding story with broad comedy and a strong faith-and-forgiveness angle; Not for you if you dislike crude humor, melodrama, or tonal whiplash like in some Tyler Perry-style dramas.
Pros: big emotions; memorable outrageous humor; uplifting forgiveness message | Cons: messy tone shifts; over-the-top antics; uneven, implausible plotting
Themes
- new love
- faith
- forgiveness
- crooked lawyer
- revenge
- dysfunctional marriage
- domestic abuse
- mistress
- church
- humiliation
- extramarital affair
- heartbreak
- +20 more
Cast & crew
Kimberly Elise
as Helen McCarter
Steve Harris
as Charles McCarter
Tyler Perry
as Madea / Brian / Joe
Shemar Moore
as Orlando
Lisa Marcos
as Brenda
Tamara Taylor
as Debrah
Cicely Tyson
as Myrtle
Terrell Carter
as Reverend Carter
- CM
Carol Mitchell-Leon
as Mildred
- AK
Avery Knight
as BJ
Directed by Darren Grant