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Bringing Down the House

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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Where to Buy

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Box Office

Budget: $20,000,000
Revenue: $132,700,000
ROI: +563.5%

Verdict: Hit

Trailer

Crew

Directors

> Adam Shankman (Director)
> Julio Macat (Director of Photography)
> Conte Mark Matal (Second Assistant Director)
> Daniel Silverberg (First Assistant Director)
> Johnny E. Jensen (Second Unit Director of Photography)
> John Medlen (Second Unit Director)
> John Pontrelli (Second Second Assistant Director)
> Lisa Bloch-Tobey (Second Unit First Assistant Director)
> Johnny E. Jensen (Director of Photography)
> Bradley Morris (Second Second Assistant Director)

Writers

> Jason Filardi (Screenplay)