When most people say “Tyler Perry movies,” they mean the feature films he wrote and/or directed (including the Madea films) — not every movie he’s ever acted in (like Gone Girl or Star Trek). This watch order follows that common definition, using the film list and years shown in his filmography.
The simplest way: watch in release order
This is the cleanest experience because you’ll see how Perry’s style, themes, and recurring characters evolve in the same way audiences originally did.
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2005 — Diary of a Mad Black Woman
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2006 — Madea’s Family Reunion
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2007 — Daddy’s Little Girls
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2007 — Why Did I Get Married?
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2008 — Meet the Browns
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2008 — The Family That Preys
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2009 — Madea Goes to Jail
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2009 — I Can Do Bad All by Myself
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2010 — Why Did I Get Married Too?
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2010 — For Colored Girls
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2011 — Madea’s Big Happy Family
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2012 — Good Deeds
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2012 — Madea’s Witness Protection
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2013 — Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
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2013 — A Madea Christmas
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2014 — The Single Moms Club
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2015 — Madea’s Tough Love
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2016 — Boo! A Madea Halloween
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2017 — Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
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2018 — Acrimony
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2018 — Nobody’s Fool
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2019 — A Madea Family Funeral
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2020 — A Fall from Grace
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2022 — A Madea Homecoming
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2022 — A Jazzman’s Blues
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2024 — Mea Culpa
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2024 — Divorce in the Black
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2024 — The Six Triple Eight
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2025 — Duplicity
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2025 — Straw
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2025 — Madea’s Destination Wedding
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2025 — Finding Joy
If you only want Madea: the Madea watch order
If your goal is “all Madea, no detours,” this is the most direct way through the franchise (again, best in release order).
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
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Madea’s Family Reunion (2006)
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Meet the Browns (2008)
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Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
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I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)
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Madea’s Big Happy Family (2011)
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Madea’s Witness Protection (2012)
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A Madea Christmas (2013)
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Madea’s Tough Love (2015)
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Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
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Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017)
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A Madea Family Funeral (2019)
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A Madea Homecoming (2022)
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Madea’s Destination Wedding (2025)
Optional add-on: “Tyler Perry movies” he produced but didn’t direct
Some fans also count producer-only titles tied to his brand (even when he didn’t direct). Two notable ones called out in his filmography are:
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Precious (2009) — producer credit
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Peeples (2013) — producer credit
