Bringing Down the House (2003)

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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.

• Released: 2003-03-07
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 766 votes

Directed by Adam Shankman.

Top cast

• 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Bringing Down the House

• United States: stream on fuboTV, FXNow; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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