Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral

Violence is cartoonish and played for laughs (e.g., Madea slaps people in the face twice during a tense conversation), but certain jokes may make some uneasy: "Only time I punch a bitch is when she say something I don't like!" says Joe. A man pushes a woman during an argument. A police officer is borderline abusive during a traffic stop; the people in the car fear getting shot. A dead man (clearly a live actor) is shown repeatedly. A man forcefully kisses a woman as she protests.

Characters are shown in bed in their underwear, kissing; two extramarital affairs drive much of the story. Viewers hear moans, slaps during what sounds like bondage-style encounter; later, a woman in shiny black corset is seen. Many jokes refer to "hos," either as a (playful) insult for women or referring to actual sex workers. A wife makes a powerful speech explaining why she tolerated her husband's infidelity. A rude joke involves a dead man having erections in his casket.

Language is fairly frequent and includes uses of "ass," "hell," "bitch" (often used as a synonym for "woman"), "son of a bitch," "goddamn," "piss," "hump," "screw," and "ho."

Adults drink frequently and joke about drinking to excess: "I got to get my drunk on!" says one. Viewers never see anyone smoking pot, but there are lots of jokes about "weed," "good-good," "blunts," and so on. One character has had his larynx removed after smoking two packs a day for decades.

Parents need to know that Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral is supposedly the final entry in the long-running Madea series created by and starring Tyler Perry. There's plenty of iffy stuff, but there are also well-intentioned messages about the importance of family, respect, and honesty. Most of the mature content is in the form of jokes: about marijuana, about "pimps" and "hos," about violence toward women ("Only time I punch a bitch is when she say something I don't like!" says one male character), about whether an angry-seeming white cop is going to shoot a car full of seniors, and so on. Two elderly male characters (both played by Perry) leer at women, making remarks about the women's attractiveness (and their backsides). At one point, one tells an attractive woman that she's more deserving of kind treatment than an "ugly woman." Characters are shown in bed kissing in their underwear and heard having a riotous bondage-style encounter; a woman is later shown in a black corset. Men are frequently shown shirtless. A man pushes a woman during an argument, and a dead man is shown repeatedly. Madea repeatedly slaps others in the face, at one point knocking someone's dentures loose. A wife tolerates her husband's infidelity for decades and finally explains why in a powerful, relatable speech. Characters drink and refer to smoking; one has had his larynx removed, which family members blame on his smoking. Language is frequent: "ass," "hell," "bitch"," "goddamn," etc.

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