Meet the Browns
Check your baggage at the door.
PG-13 2008 · 101 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, Comedy, Romance
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.
Directed by Tyler Perry · Written by Tyler Perry
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Angela Bassett Brenda Brown -
Rick Fox Harry Belton -
Lance Gross Michael Brown -
Chlöe Bailey Tosha Brown -
Mariana Tolbert Lena Brown -
Sofía Vergara Cheryl -
Tamela Mann Cora Brown -
David Mann Leroy Brown -
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Frankie Faison L.B. -
Margaret Avery Sarah Brown -
Jenifer Lewis Vera
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