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ShareTyler Perry’s Meet the Browns is rated PG-13: for drug content, language including sexual references, thematic elements and brief violence.
Because this movie is not opening in our area, we are unable to review it. For your convenience, we have provided some brief information about the film's synopsis and content.
Synopsis: Brenda (Angela Basset) should have believed the old adage, "What you don't know can't hurt you." Instead, when she hears of the death of her estranged father, she decides to attend the funeral and Meet the Browns. With her kids in tow, the single mom is about to discover just how crazy relatives can be.
Cast: Tyler Perry, David Mann, Tamela Mann, Angela Bassett, Lance Gross, Chloe Bailey.
Content Information:
This additional information about the movie's content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:
Violence:
- Some scenes may frighten young children.
- Brief portrayals of non-graphic violence.
Sexual Content:
- Mild sexual references.
- Embracing and kissing.
Language:
- Use of profanities and slurs.
Drugs and Alcohol:
- Portrayals of and verbal references to the use of drugs, alcohol or tobacco.
Of Special Note: Tyler Perry has made (and starred in) other movies that share some of the same characters, such as Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Family Reunion. In Meet the Robinsons, a young orphan looking for his family uncovers a nuthouse full of relatives.
Studio: Lions Gate Films.
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
