Bringing Down the House
2003 · Movie · PG-13 · 105 min · ★ 6.0 · 37% critics
After a divorce leaves him struggling to date again, a by-the-book lawyer tries online dating and unexpectedly meets someone with a very different life than what he expected. Thrown off balance, he’s pulled into helping her with a legal fight while her presence disrupts his routines and teaches him to loosen up.
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-03-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 37/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (743 votes)
About
If you want a mismatched, uproarious lawyer-style comedy with big star chemistry, Bringing Down the House delivers plenty of laughs; Not for you if you dislike broad sitcom-like setups or uncomfortable racial humor like in Cheaper by the Dozen 2.
Pros: laugh-out-loud chemistry; witty lawyer comedy; lots of physical gags | Cons: stereotypes/racial discomfort; uneven humor; some intense moments
Themes
- prison
- workaholic
- parent child relationship
- love at first sight
- ex-boyfriend
- support
- mistaken identity
- prison escape
- lawyer
- female prisoner
- racist remark
- racism
- +14 more
Cast & crew
Steve Martin
as Peter Sanderson
Queen Latifah
as Charlene Morton
Eugene Levy
as Howie Rottman
Joan Plowright
as Mrs. Virginia Arness
Jean Smart
as Kate Sanderson
Kimberly J. Brown
as Sarah Sanderson
Angus T. Jones
as Georgey Sanderson
Missi Pyle
as Ashley
Michael Rosenbaum
as Todd Gendler
Betty White
as Mrs. Kline
Directed by Adam Shankman