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Acting

Tyler Perry

Career

Active from 2001 to 2026, with up to 6 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gone Girl
Gone Girl
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 89 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tyler Perry Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Wonder
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Stage Play Adaptation 10
  • Character-Driven 10
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Family Comedy 6
  • Heartwarming 6
  • Madea 6
  • Situational Comedy 6
  • Situational Humor 6
  • Tyler Perry 5
  • Family Drama 5
  • Comfort Viewing 4
  • Madea Character 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

85
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

8 titles
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair

as Madea / Joe / Brian

Otra
Otra

Executive Producer

Tyler Perry's Confabulation
Tyler Perry's Confabulation

Writer, Producer

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Executive Producer

Sisters in Italy
Sisters in Italy

Director, Producer

Tyler Perry's The Gospel of Christmas
Tyler Perry's The Gospel of Christmas

Executive Producer, Director

Sister Act 3
Sister Act 3

Producer

I Am Yours
I Am Yours

Producer

2020s

21 titles Β· average score 51
Doing Life
Doing Life (2026)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Producer

Why Did I Get Married Again?
Why Did I Get Married Again? (2026)
GoodWatch score 40

as Terry

Joe's College Road Trip
Joe's College Road Trip (2026)
GoodWatch score 42

as Joe / Madea / Brian

STRAW
STRAW (2025)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer, Director

Tyler Perry's Duplicity
Tyler Perry's Duplicity (2025)
GoodWatch score 24

Producer, Director

Madea's Destination Wedding
Madea's Destination Wedding (2025)
GoodWatch score 25

as Madea / Brian / Joe

Tyler Perry's Finding Joy
Tyler Perry's Finding Joy (2025)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Writer

The Six Triple Eight
The Six Triple Eight (2024)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Writer

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024)
GoodWatch score 27

Writer, Producer

Mea Culpa
Mea Culpa (2024)
GoodWatch score 35

Producer, Director

Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming (2022)
GoodWatch score 51

as Madea / Uncle Joe

A Fall from Grace
A Fall from Grace (2020)
GoodWatch score 40

as Rory

2010s

33 titles Β· average score 51
A Madea Family Funeral
A Madea Family Funeral (2019)
GoodWatch score 29

as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Joe / Brian / Heathrow

Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool (2018)
GoodWatch score 39

Executive Producer, Director

Acrimony
Acrimony (2018)
GoodWatch score 42

Producer, Director

Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017)
GoodWatch score 25

as Madea/Joe/Brian

Boo! A Madea Halloween
Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
GoodWatch score 37

as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Uncle Joe Simmons / Brian Simmons

Gone Girl
Gone Girl (2014)
GoodWatch score 82

as Tanner Bolt

The Single Moms Club
The Single Moms Club (2014)
GoodWatch score 39

as T.K.

Love Thy Neighbor
Love Thy Neighbor (2013)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show Β· as Madea

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
GoodWatch score 39

Screenplay, Producer

Alex Cross
Alex Cross (2012)
GoodWatch score 33

as Dr. Alex Cross

Madea's Witness Protection
Madea's Witness Protection (2012)
GoodWatch score 43

as Madea / Joe / Brian

Why Did I Get Married Too?
Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
GoodWatch score 47

as Terry

2000s

22 titles Β· average score 55
Madea Goes to Jail
Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

as Madea / Joe / Brian

I Can Do Bad All By Myself
I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

as Madea

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ben

Meet the Browns
Meet the Browns (2008)
GoodWatch score 51

as Madea / Joe

Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2007)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show Β· Creator, Producer

Why Did I Get Married?
Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
GoodWatch score 58

as Terry

Daddy's Little Girls
Daddy's Little Girls (2007)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer, Screenplay

Madea's Family Reunion
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
GoodWatch score 49

as Madea / Brian / Joe

Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
Madea Goes to Jail - The Play (2006)
GoodWatch score 62

as Madea

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
GoodWatch score 45

as Madea / Brian / Joe

Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play (2002)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mable 'Madea' Simmons

Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

as Daddy Charles / Mable 'Madea' Simmons

1990s

1 title Β· average score 47
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show Β· as Self - Guest