Bringing Down the House (2003)

03/07/2003 (US) • 1h 45m

Comedy, Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Steve Martin

Peter Sanderson

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

Michael Rosenbaum

Todd Gendler


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$20,000,000.00

Revenue

$132,700,000.00

Keywords

prison

workaholic

parent child relationship

love at first sight

ex-boyfriend

support

mistaken identity

prison escape

lawyer

female prisoner

racist remark

racism

los angeles, california

divorce

bank robbery

catfight

single father

racial stereotype

wrongful conviction

country club

online dating

divorced man

online chat

catfishing

pool party

all work no play

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