Bringing Down the House (2003)

  • PG-13
  • 03/07/2003 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 45m

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.

Adam Shankman

Director

Jason Filardi

Screenplay

Cast

Steve Martin's headshot

Steve Martin

Peter Sanderson
Queen Latifah's headshot

Queen Latifah

Charlene Morton
Eugene Levy's headshot

Eugene Levy

Howie Rottman
Joan Plowright's headshot

Joan Plowright

Mrs. Virginia Arness
Jean Smart's headshot

Jean Smart

Kate Sanderson
Kimberly J. Brown's headshot

Kimberly J. Brown

Sarah Sanderson
Angus T. Jones's headshot

Angus T. Jones

Georgey Sanderson
Missi Pyle's headshot

Missi Pyle

Ashley

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