Movie · Comedy · Drama

Lawyer Peter Sanderson (Steve Martin) wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. But he lucks out with online dating and meets a fellow lawyer. The two agree to meet in the flesh, but the woman he meets -- an escaped African-American convict named Charlene (Queen Latifah) -- is not what he expected. Peter is freaked out, but Charlene convinces him to take her case and prove her innocence, and along the way they learn to become friends.

2003 · 1h 45m
Director Adam Shankman

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Lawyer Peter Sanderson (Steve Martin) wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. But he lucks out with online dating and meets a fellow lawyer. The two agree to meet in the flesh, but the woman he meets -- an escaped African-American convict named Charlene (Queen Latifah) -- is not what he expected. Peter is freaked out, but Charlene convinces him to take her case and prove her innocence, and along the way they learn to become friends.

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Average 4.9
Reviews 149
Fresh 49
Rotten 100

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Studio
Touchstone Pictures
Released
2003
Run Time
1 hr 45 min
Rated
PG Quebec G
Region of Origin
United States
© 2003 Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English, German (Germany)
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (France) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC), Hebrew , Russian , Spanish (Latin America) , Turkish

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.