I Can Do Bad All By Myself
“Hope is closer than you think.”
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.
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Part of Madea Collection
15 films
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Movie · 2005
Madea's Family Reunion
Movie · 2006
Meet the Browns
Movie · 2008
Madea Goes to Jail
Movie · 2009
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
Movie · 2009
Madea's Big Happy Family
Movie · 2011
Madea's Witness Protection
Movie · 2012
A Madea Christmas
Movie · 2013
Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
Movie · 2015
Boo! A Madea Halloween
Movie · 2016
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
Movie · 2017
A Madea Family Funeral
Movie · 2019
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
Movie · 2022
Madea's Destination Wedding
Movie · 2025
Joe's College Road Trip
Movie · 2026
Cast
11 people
Tyler Perry
Madea
Known for
Gone Girl
Don't Look Up
Taraji P. Henson
April
Known for
Hidden Figures
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Adam Rodriguez
Sandio
Known for
Criminal Minds
CSI: Miami
Mary J. Blige
Tanya
Known for
The Umbrella Academy
Power Book II: Ghost
Gladys Knight
Wilma
Known for
Hollywood Homicide
Almost Christmas
Brian J. White
Randy
Known for
The Cabin in the Woods
Beauty and the Beast
Hope Olaidé Wilson
Jennifer
Known for
The Last Ship
Spenser Confidential
Kwesi Boakye
Manny
Known for
The Amazing World of Gumball
The Looney Tunes Show
Frederick Siglar
Byron
Also in
Brother White
Renee Horton
Dancer (uncredited)
Also in
The Stranger Inside
Bleach
Greta Glenn
Mama Rose
Known for
Gotham Knights
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
Tyler Perry Director · Aaron Zigman Composer Alexander Gruszynski Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $52M · Budget $19M · United States release September 11, 2009
Box office
Budget
$19,000,000
Worldwide gross
$51,733,921
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
Lions Gate Films
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 11, 2009
Theatrical
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