Meet the Browns (film)

Meet the Browns
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tyler Perry
Written by	Tyler Perry
Based on	Meet the Browns by Tyler Perry
Produced by	Tyler Perry Reuben Cannon
Starring	Angela Bassett Rick Fox Margaret Avery Frankie Faison Jenifer Lewis Lance Gross Sofía Vergara Lamman Rucker Tamela Mann David Mann Tyler Perry
Cinematography	Sandi Sissel
Edited by	Maysie Hoy
Music by	Aaron Zigman
Production company	Tyler Perry Studios
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release date	March 21, 2008 (2008-03-21)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million[1]
Box office	$42 million

Meet the Browns is a 2008 American romantic comedy-drama film released by Lionsgate on March 21, 2008. The film was based on the play of the same name by Tyler Perry and is the third film in the Madea cinematic universe. It was written and directed by Tyler Perry with Ruben Cannon helping with the writing, and starring Angela Bassett, Rick Fox, Margaret Avery, Frankie Faison, Jenifer Lewis, Lance Gross, Sofía Vergara, Lamman Rucker, Tamela Mann, Tyler Perry, and introducing David Mann in his film debut as Leroy Brown. The film tells the story of a struggling single mother from Chicago who takes her children to Senoia, Georgia to attend her long-lost father's funeral and meets the relatives she didn't know she had. The film grossed $42 million.