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Bringing Down the House (2003)

Everything he needed to know about life, she learned in prison.

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: 2003-03-07
Runtime: 105 min
Rating: 5.973 / 10

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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
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Aengus James
Mike
Jernard Burks
Jernard Burks
Widow's Bodyguard
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Bronzell Miller
Widow's Bodyguard
Matt Lutz
Matt Lutz
Aaron
Randy Oglesby
Randy Oglesby
FBI Agent
Jesse Corti
Jesse Corti
Italian FBI Agent