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.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

425

Name

Bringing Down the House (DVD)

Genre

Comedy

Leads

Martin,Steve

Rating

4

Content Advisory

Parents strongly cautioned, Bad Language, Vulgar Actions

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

Comedy, Drama

Id

10678

Popularity

15.813

Release Date

2003-03-07

Title

Bringing Down the House

Vote Average

6.0

Vote Count

694

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$132,700,000

Runtime

105 minutes