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Bringing Down the House

2003 · 105 min

It is a fast-paced, chaotic comedy where societal norms are playfully challenged by unexpected circumstances.

Directed by
Adam Shankman
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Everything he needed to know about life, she learned in prison.
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.

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Directed by
Adam Shankman
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • justice
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Adam Shankman
Written by
Jason Filardi
Starring
Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright, Jean Smart, Kimberly J. Brown, Angus T. Jones, Missi Pyle
Music
Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography
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Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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