Big Momma's House (2000)

Directed by

Raja Gosnell

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 2,489 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An FBI agent goes undercover as a large elderly woman to catch a bank robber. He moves in with the criminal's ex-girlfriend and her son while trying to keep his true identity a secret.

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What happens

Big Momma's House is a 2000 crime comedy film, directed by Raja Gosnell, and written by Darryl Quarles and Don Rhymer. The film stars Martin Lawrence as an FBI agent who is tasked with tracking down an escaped convict and his loot, by going undercover as the estranged grandmother of the convict's former girlfriend, unaware of the bond he will form with her. The film also stars Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, and Terrence Howard. Big Momma's House was released by 20th Century Fox on June 2, 2000. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics, but grossed $174 million worldwide against a $30 million budget. Its success led to two sequels: Big Momma's House 2 (2006) and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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