The Best Tyler Perry Movies, Ranked
51 credits from 2002 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. A Jazzman's Blues (2022) comes out on top with a score of 73. The biggest box office hit is Madea Goes to Jail (2009) with $90.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Tyler Perry Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Tyler Perry is credited on. A Jazzman's Blues (2022) leads with 73, followed by Nobody's Fool (2018) at 63. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 A Jazzman's Blues 2022 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Nobody's Fool 2018 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Acrimony 2018 · Thriller -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Straw 2025 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 The Six Triple Eight 2024 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 44 Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral 2019 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Love on the Rise 2020 · Tv movie -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 Tyler Perry's Finding Joy 2025 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 34 Mea Culpa 2024 · Crime -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 30 A Madea Family Funeral 2019 · Comedy -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 30 Madea's Destination Wedding 2025 · Comedy -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 29 Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween 2017 · Horror
Biggest Tyler Perry Box Office Hits
Tyler Perry's films have made $1.15B worldwide in total. Madea Goes to Jail (2009) is the biggest hit at $90.5M, ahead of Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017) ($74.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Madea Goes to Jail 2009 · Drama $90.5M $90.5M dom. - 2 Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween 2017 · Horror $74.8M $73.2M dom.
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Boo! A Madea Halloween 2016 · Drama $74.8M $73.2M dom. - 4 Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral 2019 · Comedy $74.7M $73.3M dom.
- 5 A Madea Family Funeral 2019 · Comedy $74.7M $73.3M dom.
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Madea's Witness Protection 2012 · Comedy $66.9M $65.7M dom. - 7
Madea’s Family Reunion 2006 · Comedy $63.4M $63.3M dom. - 8
Why Did I Get Married Too? 2010 · Comedy $60.7M $60.1M dom. - 9
Why Did I Get Married? 2007 · Drama $55.9M $55.2M dom. - 10
Madea's Big Happy Family 2011 · Drama $54.2M $53.3M dom.
The Best Tyler Perry Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Tyler Perry has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 27 films, and A Jazzman's Blues (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 27 films A Jazzman's Blues 2022 · Director Movie Echo Score: 73
- Comedy 12 films Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 44
- Crime 1 film Mea Culpa 2024 · Director Movie Echo Score: 34
- Tv movie 1 film Love on the Rise 2020 · as Protestor Stan Movie Echo Score: 40
- Thriller 1 film Acrimony 2018 · Director Movie Echo Score: 56
- Horror 1 film Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween 2017 · Director Movie Echo Score: 29
The Best Tyler Perry Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Tyler Perry's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Tyler Perry Movies
The most recent films Tyler Perry is credited on, newest first — starting with Joe's College Road Trip (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Joe's College Road Trip 2026 · Joe, Madea, Brian - Tyler Perry's Finding Joy 2025 · Director
- Madea's Destination Wedding 2025 · Madea, Joe, Brian
- Straw 2025 · Director
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Tyler Perry's Duplicity 2025 · Director - The Six Triple Eight 2024 · Director
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Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black 2024 · Director - Mea Culpa 2024 · Director
- A Jazzman's Blues 2022 · Director
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Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell - The Play 2020 · Madea - Love on the Rise 2020 · Protestor Stan
- Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral 2019 · Director
The Best Tyler Perry Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tyler Perry films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Tyler Perry movie?
A Jazzman's Blues (2022) is the best-rated Tyler Perry film, with a Movie Echo Score of 73, ahead of Nobody's Fool (2018) (63) and Acrimony (2018) (56). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
A Jazzman's Blues: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Tyler Perry movie?
Madea Goes to Jail (2009) made the most at the box office, with $90.5M worldwide, followed by Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017) with $74.8M. Together, Tyler Perry's films with box office figures have made $1.15B.
What is the best Tyler Perry drama movie?
A Jazzman's Blues (2022) is the best-rated of Tyler Perry's drama films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral (comedy), Mea Culpa (crime) and Love on the Rise (tv movie).
What is the newest Tyler Perry movie?
The newest film on Tyler Perry's filmography is Joe's College Road Trip (2026), with Tyler Perry as Joe, Madea, Brian.
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