Bringing Down the House (2003)

03/07/2003 1h 45m

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

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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 convinces 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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Steve Martin

as Peter Sanderson

Born 08/14/1945, age

Queen Latifah

as Charlene Morton

Born 03/18/1970, age

Eugene Levy

as Howie Rottman

Born 12/17/1946, age

Joan Plowright

as Mrs. Virginia Arness

Born 10/28/1929, age

Jean Smart

as Kate Sanderson

Born 09/13/1951, age

Kimberly J. Brown

as Sarah Sanderson

Born 11/16/1984, age

Angus T. Jones

as Georgey Sanderson

Born 10/08/1993, age

Missi Pyle

as Ashley

Born 11/16/1972, age

Michael Rosenbaum

as Todd Gendler

Born 07/11/1972, age

Betty White

as Mrs. Kline

Born 01/17/1922

Died 12/31/2021, age

Steve Harris

as Widow

Born 12/03/1965, age

Jim Haynie

as Ed Tobias

Born 02/06/1940

Died 04/03/2021, age

Victor Webster

as Glen

Born 02/01/1973, age

Tracey Cherelle Jones

as Sofia

Born 01/23/1970, age

Anne Fletcher

as Saleslady

Born 05/01/1966, age

Deezer D

as Heavy Guy

Born 03/10/1965

Died 01/07/2021, age