Bringing Down the House

Bringing Down the House (2003)

Comedy, Drama1 hour and 45 minutes
60%
User score

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

Description

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 convinces 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.

Adam Shankman
Director
Jason Filardi
Screenplay

Actors

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
Steve Harris
Steve Harris
Widow
Jim Haynie
Jim Haynie
Ed Tobias
Aengus James
Aengus James
Mike
Jernard Burks
Jernard Burks
Widow's Bodyguard
Bronzell Miller
Bronzell Miller
Widow's Bodyguard
Matt Lutz
Matt Lutz
Aaron
Randy Oglesby
Randy Oglesby
FBI Agent
Jesse Corti
Jesse Corti
Italian FBI Agent
Smalls
Smalls
Doorman
Victor Webster
Victor Webster
Glen
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$132,700,000

Keywords
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