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Bringing Down the House

“Everything he needed to know about life, she learned in prison.”
6.0 / 10 (766 votes)

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.

Release Date March 07, 2003
Runtime 105 min
Genres Comedy, Drama
Status Released
Budget $20,000,000
Revenue $132,700,000
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Touchstone Pictures Touchstone Pictures Hyde Park Entertainment Hyde Park Entertainment Mandeville Films Mandeville Films
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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
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