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Bringing Down the House

Everything he needed to know about life, she learned in prison.

  • Movie
  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • 1h 45m

Directed by Adam Shankman

6.0

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6.0 out of 10 from 768 votes

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Overview

Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating and lucks out when he starts chatting with a fellow lawyer. The two agree to meet in the flesh, but the woman he meets — an escaped African-American convict named Charlene — is not what he expected. Peter is freaked out, but Charlene tries to convince him to take her case and prove her innocence. Along the way, she wreaks havoc on his middle-class life as he gets a lesson in learning to lighten up.

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Cast and crew

  • Steve Martin

    Steve MartinPeter Sanderson

  • Queen Latifah

    Queen LatifahCharlene Morton

  • Eugene Levy

    Eugene LevyHowie Rottman

  • Joan Plowright

    Joan PlowrightMrs. Virginia Arness

  • Jean Smart

    Jean SmartKate Sanderson

  • Kimberly J. Brown

    Kimberly J. BrownSarah Sanderson

  • Angus T. Jones

    Angus T. JonesGeorgey Sanderson

  • Missi Pyle

    Missi PyleAshley

  • Michael Rosenbaum

    Michael RosenbaumTodd Gendler

  • Betty White

    Betty WhiteMrs. Kline

  • Steve Harris

    Steve HarrisWidow

  • Jim Haynie

    Jim HaynieEd Tobias

  • Aengus JamesMike

  • Jernard Burks

    Jernard BurksWidow's Bodyguard

  • Bronzell MillerWidow's Bodyguard

  • Matt Lutz

    Matt LutzAaron

  • Randy Oglesby

    Randy OglesbyFBI Agent

  • Jesse Corti

    Jesse CortiItalian FBI Agent

Director
Adam Shankman
Writer
Jason Filardi
Music
Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography
Julio Macat and Johnny E. Jensen