Bringing Down the House

Bringing Down the House

2003
1h 45m
6.0

6.0/10

736 votes • View on IMDb

"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.

Status: Released

Budget: $20,000,000

Revenue: $132,700,000

Language: EN

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Cast

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

Key Crew

Adam Shankman
Director
Jason Filardi
Screenplay
Ashok Amritraj
Producer
Jane Bartelme
Executive Producer
David Hoberman
Producer
Queen Latifah
Executive Producer