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  • Bringing Down the House
  • Opened March 7, 2003 | Runtime:1 hr 45 min
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 13+. Read More
  • Attorney Peter Sanderson (Martin) loves his ex-wife (Smart), but doesn't know what he did to make her leave. Trying to move on with his life, he sets up a blind date online with a woman he believes to be a brainy, bombshell barrister. But when she Read More
  • Cast: Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy, Jean Smart
  • Director: Adam Shankman
  • Genres: Comedy of Errors, Crime Comedy, Odd Couple Film, Comedy

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Bringing Down the House Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    It was so funny.

    I thought this movie was funny I love the actors and Queen Latifah especially.

Bringing Down the House Critic Reviews

No Avg. Critic Score 39 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 60
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    There are certainly good laughs to be had. But the contrived script and bland...

  • 50
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    The racial angle becomes the tiresome basis of almost every joke.

  • 50
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Stock farce characters and stale scenes of mayhem fill the downtime between the...

  • 50
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Here is a movie that ignores the Model Airplane Rule: First, make sure you have...

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