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Bookmark this pageBig Momma's House (2000)
Director: Raja Gosnell
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From Time Out Film Guide
To corner an escaped bank robber, crack FBI agent and master-of-disguise Malcolm Turner (Lawrence) goes undercover as the obese, grits-cookin', Bible-thumpin' grandmother of the fugitive's former girlfriend Sherry (Long). This contrived set-up precariously in place, Turner predictably falls for comely Sherry. Thereafter, matters alternate between scatological farce and ersatz romantic comedy. The likeable star's characteristic energy is not much in evidence.Author: MHi
Cast & crew
Director: Raja Gosnell
Producer: David T Friendly, Michael Green
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, Jascha Washington, Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Ella Mitchell, Carl Wright, Phyllis Applegate full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 98 mins
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