Bringing Down the House

2003 film by Adam Shankman
Movie film Q202029
Bringing Down the House
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Summary

Bringing Down the House is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,301 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Adam Shankman[3]
  • Screenwriter: Jason Filardi[4]
  • Composer: Lalo Schifrin[5]
  • Genre: romantic comedy film[6]
  • Cast member: Steve Martin[7], Queen Latifah[8], Eugene Levy[9], Joan Plowright[10], Jean Smart[11], Missi Pyle[12], Betty White[13], Kimberly J. Brown[14], Angus T. Jones[15], Michael Rosenbaum[16], Matt Lutz[17], Victor Webster[18], Steve Harris[19], Anne Fletcher[20]
  • Producer: David Hoberman[21], Ashok Amritraj[22]
  • Production company: Touchstone Pictures[23]
  • Director of photography: Julio Macat[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Soundtrack release: Bringing Down the House – Original Soundtrack[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27]
  • Review score: 34%[28], 4.8/10[29], 39/100[30]
  • Color: color[31]
  • Country of origin: United States[32]
  • Publication date: March 7, 2003[33], July 17, 2003[34]
  • Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[35], Netflix[36], Disney+[37]
  • Filming location: Pittsburgh[38]
  • Film editor: Gerald B. Greenberg[39]
  • Title: Bringing Down the House[40]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 6[41]
  • Duration: 105 minutes[42]
  • Production designer: Linda DeScenna[43]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: 12[44]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[45]

Why It Matters

Bringing Down the House has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Steve Martin in Talks to Star in Disney's 'Magic Camp' (Exclusive). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 8209088
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 305669
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 31602
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Linda DeScenna
    Publication date → +2003-03-07T00:00:00Z, +2003-07-17T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Jason Filardi
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+105'}
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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