CinemaOSMovie · 2003 · 1h 45m · PG-13
Bringing Down the House

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

60%(768)IMDbComedyDrama

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.

Directed byAdam Shankman

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
EN
Released
March 7, 2003
Budget
$20,000,000
Revenue
$132,700,000
Studios
Touchstone PicturesHyde Park EntertainmentMandeville Films

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Peter Sanderson

Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Charlene Morton

Eugene Levy

Eugene Levy

Howie Rottman

Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Mrs. Virginia Arness

Jean Smart

Jean Smart

Kate Sanderson

Kimberly J. Brown

Kimberly J. Brown

Sarah Sanderson

Angus T. Jones

Angus T. Jones

Georgey Sanderson

Missi Pyle

Missi Pyle

Ashley

Michael Rosenbaum

Michael Rosenbaum

Todd Gendler

Betty White

Betty White

Mrs. Kline

Creative team
Directed by
Adam Shankman
Adam Shankman
Written by
Jason Filardi
Jason Filardi
Produced by
Ashok Amritraj
Ashok Amritraj
David Hoberman
David Hoberman

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