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Bringing Down the House(2003)

PG-1303/07/2003 (US)ComedyDrama1h 45m
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Everything he needed to know about life, she learned in prison.

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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Movie Cast

Steve Martin photo

Steve Martin

Peter Sanderson

Queen Latifah photo

Queen Latifah

Charlene Morton

Eugene Levy photo

Eugene Levy

Howie Rottman

Joan Plowright photo

Joan Plowright

Mrs. Virginia Arness

Jean Smart photo

Jean Smart

Kate Sanderson

Kimberly J. Brown photo

Kimberly J. Brown

Sarah Sanderson

Angus T. Jones photo

Angus T. Jones

Georgey Sanderson

Michael Rosenbaum photo

Michael Rosenbaum

Todd Gendler

Betty White photo

Betty White

Mrs. Kline

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$20,000,000.00

Revenue$132,700,000.00

Production CompanyTouchstone Pictures

Original LanguageEnglish

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