Bringing Down the House
2003 · 105 min · Director: Adam Shankman
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Peter Sanderson (Steve Martin) is a divorced, straight-laced, uptight attorney who still loves his ex-wife and can't figure out what he did wrong to make her leave him. However, Peter's trying to move on, and he's smitten with a brainy, bombshell lawyer with whom he's been chatting on-line. However, when she comes to his house for their first face-to-face, she isn't refined, isn't Ivy League, and isn't even a lawyer. Instead, it's Charlene Morton (Queen Latifah), a prison escapee who's proclaiming her innocence and wants Peter to help her clear her name. But Peter wants nothing to do with her, prompting the loud and shocking Charlene to turn Peter's perfectly ordered life upside down, jeopardizing his effort to get back with his wife, and win a billion-dollar client.
Emotional fingerprint
Bringing Down the House (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Joy 25%, Smile 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Smile. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Smile. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Joy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Joy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 34 % | 30 % | 9 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 43 % | 41 % | 12 % | 17 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 55 % | 53 % | 15 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 54 % | 51 % | 15 % | 29 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 50 % | 44 % | 15 % | 31 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 52 % | 47 % | 18 % | 32 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 53 % | 49 % | 19 % | 32 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 51 % | 49 % | 16 % | 29 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Humor | 51 % | 48 % | 16 % | 24 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Humor | 53 % | 47 % | 23 % | 19 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Humor | 56 % | 47 % | 23 % | 24 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 52 % | 40 % | 16 % | 35 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Humor | 45 % | 36 % | 13 % | 34 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Humor | 49 % | 38 % | 10 % | 38 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 57 % | 40 % | 5 % | 50 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Humor | 59 % | 44 % | 5 % | 53 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Humor | 63 % | 44 % | 7 % | 58 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Tension | 70 % | 44 % | 20 % | 54 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Relief | 68 % | 45 % | 42 % | 25 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Joy | 63 % | 42 % | 53 % | 5 % |
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Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Details
- Directed by
- Adam Shankman
- Written by
- Jason Filardi, Jason Filardi
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2003
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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