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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  Steve Martin

  Peter Sanderson
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  Queen Latifah

  Charlene Morton
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  Eugene Levy

  Howie Rottman
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  Joan Plowright

  Mrs. Virginia Arness
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  Jean Smart

  Kate Sanderson
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  Kimberly J. Brown

  Sarah Sanderson
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  Angus T. Jones

  Georgey Sanderson
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  Missi Pyle

  Ashley
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  Michael Rosenbaum

  Todd Gendler
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  Betty White

  Mrs. Kline