Bringing Down the House

IMDb 6.0 2003 • 105 min • ComedyDrama

Director

Adam Shankman

Country

US

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.

Top Cast

Steve Martin
Steve Martin Peter Sanderson
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah Charlene Morton
Eugene Levy
Eugene Levy Howie Rottman
Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright Mrs. Virginia Arness
Jean Smart
Jean Smart Kate Sanderson