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63% Critic Match
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
“Hope is closer than you think.”
6.3 / 10• 2009• 1h 53m•PG-13• English
DramaComedy
Storyline
When Madea catches teenage Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer who lives off of her married boyfriend, April wants nothing to do with the kids.
Cast & Crew
Tyler Perry
Madea
Lead
Taraji P. Henson
April
Adam Rodriguez
Sandio
Mary J. Blige
Tanya
Gladys Knight
Wilma
Brian J. White
Randy
Hope Olaidé Wilson
Jennifer
Kwesi Boakye
Manny
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tyler Perry's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. I Can Do Bad All By Myself is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
