Diary of a Mad Black Woman Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Dec. 22, 2008

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Release Date: Friday, February 25, 2005

Tyler Perry, Darren Grant, Kimberly Elise, Cicely Tyson, Shemar Moore, Steve Harris, Tamara Taylor

R Comedy N/A

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Plot

What's the story about?

The story focuses on Helen McCarter (Kimberly Elise), who has seemingly had the perfect life with husband Charles McCarter (Steve Harris). Over the years, Helen has been a faithful and loving wife, while Charles built a successful and lucrative career as a prominent Atlanta attorney. They wear the latest fashions, drive the nicest cars, have all the possessions they need, and they live on an expansive estate complete with an extravagant mansion, swimming pool, tennis court and all the trappings of wealth—a little piece of paradise away from the city. However, on the eve of their 18th wedding anniversary, Helen's paradise begins to crumble as Charles announces that he wants a divorce. He abruptly and literally tosses Helen out of the mansion to make room for the other woman. With all of her possessions packed in a moving van, Helen starts on her journey to put the pieces of her life back together. Through the assistance of her friends, family, faith, and a twist of fate, Helen finds the strength and empowerment she needs to get control of her circumstances. She also finds that the tragic events of her life soon become comic, especially with the guidance and help—mostly unsolicited, by the way—of her pot-smoking, gun-toting, and much beloved, grandmother figure Madea (Tyler Perry).

Comedy Drama

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Diary of a Mad Black Woman.

Kimberly Elise
Almost Christmas, Dope
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Steve Harris
Takers, The First Purge
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Shemar Moore
Sonic the Hedgehog 2, The Bounce Back
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Tamara Taylor
Tyler Perry
Gone Girl, Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween
Cicely Tyson
The Help, The Haunting in Georgia

Crew Behind the Film

The Diary of a Mad Black Woman behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Darren Grant last directed Venus Kincaid and Killing Hasselhoff. The film's writer Tyler Perry last wrote The Six Triple Eight and Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black.

Director: Darren Grant
Screenwriter: Tyler Perry

Studio: Lionsgate Studios
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for drug content, thematic elements, crude sexual references, and some violence
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Production Details

What we know about the Diary of a Mad Black Woman movie production.

Production Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Diary of a Mad Black Woman was released in on Friday, February 25, 2005. There were 3 other movies released on the same date, including Cursed, Man of the House and Up and Down.

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