 Chasing Papi 2003  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Linda Mendoza
Cast: Roselyn Sanchez, Sofia Vergara, Jaci Velasquez, Eduardo Verastegui, Lisa Vidal, D.L. Hughley, Freddy Rodriguez, Maria Conchita Alonso, Walter Mercado, Carlos Ponce
Unbeknownst to his fiancees, Papi (Jaci Velasquez) is engaged to three different women who live in three different cities. The deceit works well for Papi–until one weekend when the fiancees are advised by an astrologer to drop everything and meet Papi in L.A.
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Four Brothers 2005 R, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: John Singleton
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre 3000, Garrett Hedlund, Terrence Howard, Josh Charles, Sofia Vergara, Fionnula Flanagan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Taraji P. Henson, Barry Shabaka Henley, Kenneth Welsh
After their foster mother (Fionnula Flanagan) was killed in a grocery store, grown sons Bobby (Mark Wahlberg), Angel (Tyrese), Jeremiah (Andre 3000), and Jack (Garrett Hedlund) reunite for her funeral and decide to investigate the murder and hunt down the killer themselves.
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Grilled 2006  R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jason Ensler
Cast: Ray Romano, Kevin James, Tom Carey, Sofia Vergara, Kim Coates, Burt Reynolds, Juliette Lewis, Dorie Barton, Wayne Federman, Kinna McInroe, Jon Polito, Michael Rapaport, Barry Newman, Jack Kehler
Partners Maurice and Dave (Ray Romano and Kevin James) sell meat door-to-door in California's San Fernando Valley and have found themselves in a terrible slump that leads to their involvement with bad men. Now, they must find a way out of their predicament before all is lost.
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Madea Goes to Jail 2009 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
Director: Tyler Perry
Cast: Tyler Perry, Derek Luke, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Tamela J. Mann, David Mann, RonReaco Lee, Ion Overman, Vanessa Ferlito, Viola Davis, Sofia Vergara, Robin Coleman, Bobbi Baker, Aisha Hinds, Benjamin Benitez, Karan Kendrick
Madea (Tyler Perry) faces a judge after a high-speed chase on the freeway. Her anger management fails her, and she is sent to jail. Meanwhile, prostitute and former drug addict Candace Washington (Keshia Knight Pulliam) has been arrested, and Assistant District Attorney Joshua (Derek Luke) has been assigned to try her case. But, Joshua has past ties to Candace and feels too close to her problems. He asks his fiance Linda Holmes (Ion Overman) to handle the case, and Candace heads to jail. Now in prison, Candace and Madea become friends, and Madea "protects" Candace in Madea's own unique way.
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Meet the Browns 2008 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
Director: Tyler Perry
Cast: Tyler Perry, Angela Bassett, Rick Fox, Margaret Avery, David Mann, Tamela J. Mann, Frankie Faison, Jenifer Lewis, Lance Gross, Irma P. Hall, Sofia Vergara, Chloe Bailey, Lamman Rucker, Mariana Tolbert
Brenda (Angela Bassett) is a single mother raising three children in a Chicago housing project where she struggles to make ends meet. She loses her job and then gets a letter telling her that the father she never met has died. Brenda decides to take the children to his small town in Georgia for the funeral. She is greeted by the Brown family who is surprised to learn that Brenda exists but accepts her, with varying degrees of enthusiasm, into the family. Now, Brenda is surrounded by kinfolk and finds herself romantically attracted to a family friend, former pro basketball player Harry (Rick Fox), who just might change her life forever.
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| 1. Chasing Papi (2003)
2. Four Brothers (2005)
3. Grilled (2006)
4. Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
aka: Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
5. Meet the Browns (2008)
aka: Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
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