Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

The more...the scarier!

Directed by Shawn Levy

Produced by 20th Century Fox, Robert Simonds Productions

200398 min6.3 / 10

A warm, energetic family comedy about the chaos and love of raising a large brood, built on sibling dynamics and parental devotion despite life's disruptions.

The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Cheaper by the Dozen one of a kind? No. Less singular than 97% of films.

  • Is Cheaper by the Dozen easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does Cheaper by the Dozen end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Cheaper by the Dozen scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Cheaper by the Dozen sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Cheaper by the Dozen violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% 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.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity6

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise31

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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