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Bringing Down the House
“Everything he needed to know about life, she learned in prison.”
6.0 / 10• 2003• 1h 45m•PG-13• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Steve Martin
Peter Sanderson
Lead
Queen Latifah
Charlene Morton
Eugene Levy
Howie Rottman
Joan Plowright
Mrs. Virginia Arness
Jean Smart
Kate Sanderson
Kimberly J. Brown
Sarah Sanderson
Angus T. Jones
Georgey Sanderson
Missi Pyle
Ashley
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Adam Shankman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bringing Down the House is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
