

Bringing Down the House (2003)
Everything he needed to know about life, she learned in prison.
Plot Summary
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.
Full Cast & Characters

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

Missi Pyle
Ashley

Michael Rosenbaum
Todd Gendler

Betty White
Mrs. Kline

Steve Harris
Widow

Jim Haynie
Ed Tobias
Director & Crew
Adam Shankman
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 6.0/10 based on 742 votes.
Who directed Bringing Down the House?
Bringing Down the House was directed by Adam Shankman and released in 2003.
How long is Bringing Down the House?
Bringing Down the House has a runtime of 1 hours and 45 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 2003-03-07
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Box Office
- $132.7M
- Status
- Released





