Bringing Down the House (2003)

6.0/10 105 min Comedy Drama

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.

Cast

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

Jernard Burks

Widow's Bodyguard

Matt Lutz

Aaron

Randy Oglesby

FBI Agent

Jesse Corti

Italian FBI Agent

Smalls

Doorman

Victor Webster

Glen

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