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Bringing Down the House (2003)

Bringing Down the House (2003)

Drama Comedy

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

Release Date: 2003, March 7
Directors: Adam Shankman
Countries: United States of America
Production: Touchstone Pictures, Hyde Park Entertainment, Mandeville Films
Cast: Steve Martin, Missi Pyle, Michael Rosenbaum, Jesse Corti, Teddy Lane Jr., Jernard Burks, Cris Judd, Jean Smart, Betty White, Paul Hopkins, Eugene Levy, Anne Bellamy

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.

Keywords:

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