Is Bringing Down the House one of a kind?

Barely. Less singular than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Bringing Down the House end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Bringing Down the House sad?

Barely. Less sad than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Bringing Down the House easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Bringing Down the House violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Bringing Down the House scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Bringing Down the House

Name: Bringing Down the House
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2003
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright, Jean Smart

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

Directed by Adam Shankman

Produced by Touchstone Pictures, Hyde Park Entertainment

2003105 min6.0 / 10

A comedic buddy-romance about an uptight lawyer learning to loosen up through an unlikely friendship with an escaped convict, built on warmth, humor, and the redemptive power of human connection.

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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Questions people ask

Is Bringing Down the House one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 88% of films.
Does Bringing Down the House end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Bringing Down the House sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
Is Bringing Down the House easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Bringing Down the House violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Bringing Down the House scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.