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Bringing Down the House

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

Movie
2003
★6.0

Genres

ComedyDrama

Top Actors

Steve MartinQueen LatifahEugene LevyJoan PlowrightJean Smart

Directors

Adam Shankman

Movie 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. Pet...

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.

Bringing Down the House is a 2003 Comedy and Drama movie directed by Adam Shankman starring Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright and Jean Smart. Find out where to watch, rent, or stream it online on YourMovies - including Amazon Prime Video availability.