After a high-speed car chase, Madea winds up behind bars because her quick temper gets the best of her. Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Josh Hardaway lands a case that's too personal to handle: that of a young prostitute and former drug addict named Candace, also a childhood friend. When Candace winds up in jail, Madea takes the young woman under her protective wing.
Madea Goes to Jail has generally received mixed reviews.
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Madea Goes to Jail was released in 2009 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 403 reviews, giving Madea Goes to Jail (2009) an average rating of 56%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 73%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 53%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Madea Goes to Jail than critics were.
With a score of 56%, Madea Goes to Jail is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2009, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2009 with similar scores include films like The Invention of Lying, Hannah Montana: The Movie and Powder Blue.
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