Cheaper by The Dozen

– The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern Un..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 38 Minutes
Release Year:
2003
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)

The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Mary, 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.

Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) - Trailer

Release Date:

25 Dec 2003

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Shawn Levy

Writer:

Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. (novel), Ernestine Gilbreth Carey (novel), Craig Titley (screen story), Sam Harper (screenplay), Joel Cohen (screenplay), Alec Sokolow (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Piper Perabo, Tom Welling

Plot:

The Bakers, a family of 14, move from small-town Illinois to the big city after Tom Baker gets his dream job to coach his alma mater's football team. Meanwhile, his wife also gets her dream of getting her book published. While she's away promoting the book, Tom has a hard time keeping the house in order while at the same time coaching his football team, as the once happy family starts falling apart.

Awards:

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Gross profit:

$138,507,634

Production:

20th Century Fox

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
24%
Metacritic:
46%