Joe's College Road Trip
Seen it?2026 | 109 min | Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (42% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
To teach his sheltered grandson about the real world, Madea's foul-mouthed brother Joe takes the college-bound teen on a raucous cross-country road trip.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
42% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Award season hasn't happened yet, so this isn't counted.
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; spent 3 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 218K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tyler Perry
- Tyler PerryJoe / Madea / Brian
- Jermaine HarrisBJ
- Amber Reign SmithDestiny
- Bethany Anne LindVikki
- Jeremy GimenezGarrett
- Millie JacksonGeraldine
- Wil DeusnerStewart
- Patricia WilliamsPearl
- Deetta WestKathryn
- Shawn Alexander ThompsonNeighbor