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Cheaper by the Dozen
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Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Shawn Levy. The screenplay was written by Sam Harper, Joel Cohen, and Alec Sokolow. The cast includes Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, and Piper Perabo. Bonnie Hunt also serves as the narrator. The film is based on the work of Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. It was produced by Robert Simonds and Michael Barnathan.
The movie has a runtime of 95 to 98 minutes. It was filmed in Santa Rosa and set in Illinois. The original language is English. Distribution was handled by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+. The film received a PG rating. Review scores include a 4.6/10, a 24% rating, and a 46/100 score. It was followed by Cheaper by the Dozen 2.
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6.3The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.
Cast
- Steve Martin as Tom Baker
- Bonnie Hunt as Kate Baker
- Hilary Duff as Lorraine Baker
- Tom Welling as Charlie Baker
- Piper Perabo as Nora Baker
- Kevin G. Schmidt as Henry Baker
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- husband wife relationship
- based on novel or book
- american football coach
- big family
- family relationships
- remake
- sibling
- new job
- aspiring actor
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Ratings
IMDb
5.9/10
115,093 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
25%
Metacritic
46/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Family
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 2 wins & 7 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Shawn Levy
- Screenplay by
- Sam Harper Joel Cohen Alec Sokolow
- Story by
- Craig Titley
- Based on
- Cheaper by the Dozen , 1948 book, by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
- Produced by
- Robert Simonds Michael Barnathan Ben Myron
- Starring
- Steve Martin Bonnie Hunt Hilary Duff Tom Welling Piper Perabo
- Cinematography
- Jonathan Brown
- Edited by
- George Folsey Jr.
- Music by
- Christophe Beck
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox Robert Simonds Productions
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- December 25, 2003 ( 2003-12-25 )
- Running time
- 99 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $40 million
- Box office
- $190.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- children's film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Cheaper by the Dozen 2
- Based on
- Cheaper by the Dozen
- Director
- Shawn Levy
- Cast member
- Kelly Ripa
- Composer
- Christophe Beck
- Narrative location
- Illinois
- Filming location
- Santa Rosa
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 447035
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2004-03-25
- title
- Cheaper by the Dozen
- narrator
- Bonnie Hunt
- distributed by
- Disney+
- film editor
- George Folsey Jr.
- review score
- 46/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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Encyclopedic overview
Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Shawn Levy. It is a remake of the 1950 film of the same name. Both films were inspired by the semi-autobiographical book Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and his sister Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. It stars Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, Tom Welling, and Piper Perabo, alongside Kevin G. Schmidt, Alyson Stoner, Jacob Smith, Forrest Landis, Liliana Mumy, Morgan York, Blake Woodruff, Brent and Shane Kinsman, Paula Marshall, and Alan Ruck in supporting roles. Outside of a passing mention of the Gilbreth name, the film has little connection with the original source material.
The film was released on December 25, 2003, by 20th Century Fox and grossed $190 million worldwide against a $40 million budget. The Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus criticized the film for its lack of humor.
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