Madea's Witness Protection
“Believe it or not, they know too much.”
For years, mild-mannered Wall Street banker George Needleman has meandered through life oblivious to his family's dysfunction and his company's malfeasance, but he's forced to wake up when he learns that he's been framed in a mob-backed Ponzi scheme. Placed under federal protection, George and his family are shipped down South to Madea's house, where the no-nonsense matriarch whips them all into shape using her special brand of tough love.
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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
21 people
Tyler Perry
Madea / Joe / Brian
Known for
Gone Girl
Don't Look Up
Eugene Levy
George Needleman
Known for
Finding Dory
Schitt's Creek
Denise Richards
Kate Needleman
Known for
Starship Troopers
The World Is Not Enough
Romeo
Jake
Known for
Honey
Jarhead 3: The Siege
Doris Roberts
Barbara
Known for
Everybody Loves Raymond
Grandma's Boy
Tom Arnold
Walter
Known for
True Lies
Soul Plane
John Amos
Pastor Nelson
Known for
Die Hard 2
Coming to America
Devan Leos
Howie
Known for
Mighty Med
Danielle Campbell
Cindy
Known for
The Originals
Starstruck
Marla Gibbs
Hattie
Known for
The Jeffersons
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Nelson Bonilla
Agent Mulligan
Known for
Ozark
The Haunting of Hill House
Frank Brennan
Jack Goldberg
Known for
Looper
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Tyler Perry Director · Aaron Zigman Composer Alexander Gruszynski Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $67M · Budget $20M · United States release June 29, 2012
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$66,899,242
Gross vs. budget
3.3×
Production
Tyler Perry Studios
Production
Lionsgate
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · June 29, 2012
Theatrical
United States · June 29, 2012
Theatrical
Australia
November 25, 2014 · Digital · YouTube
Netherlands
June 29, 2012 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 2, 2013 · Theatrical
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