Cheaper by the Dozen | 
| Actors: Hilary Duff, Bonnie Hunt, Richard Jenkins, Brent Kinsman, Shane Kinsman
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  221 reviews
Sales Rank: 78739
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Special Edition, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D2231887D
UPC: 024543218876
EAN: 0024543218876
ASIN: B000BJ7DQO
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 2003
Release Date: November 22, 2005
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Amazon.com
Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt corral a wild herd of rampaging children in Cheaper by the Dozen, an enjoyable family flick. When Kate Baker (Hunt, Jerry Maguire) gets a book deal for her chronicle of their abundant family life, she also gets drawn into a book tour--leaving Tom (Martin, Bringing Down the House, The Jerk) to run the house and cope with his new, high-pressure job as a football coach. Naturally, chaos erupts, bringing the family to the brink of meltdown. Cheaper by the Dozen is not a great movie or an important movie or even a surprising movie, but it is a warm-hearted crowd-pleaser. The Bakers' family life is a bit idealized and antiseptic, but anyone looking for an escape from their own less-ideal family lives won't mind. Also featuring Tom Welling, Hilary Duff, Piper Perabo, and an uncredited Ashton Kutcher. --Bret Fetzer
Product Description
College sweethearts Tom (Steve Martin) and Kate (Bonnie Hunt) both dreamed of having a huge family and fulfilling careers. But after they had a few kids, Kate gave up her career as a sportswriter, Tom abandoned his hope of becoming the coach of their alma mater's football team, and they moved their brood from the city to the country. Now, after twelve children and a happy life in rural Illinois, Tom has been offered the chance to live his dream and coach the Stallions. No sooner does the family pack up and move to Chicago to pursue Tom's dream job then Kate's ship comes in as well; a publisher has picked up her manuscript based on her experiences raising twelve children. Of course, there's a hitch. Kate has to go to New York for a few days, leaving Tom as the primary care giver for his clan. Can Tom hold it together with his kids--who didn't want to move in the first place--pulling him one way and the university pulling him the other? Shawn Levy directs this likable update of the 1950 film of the same title which was based on a true story.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 216 more reviews...
 Awesome movie January 27, 2009
Mary Adams (Sterling, VA)
I watched this and couldn't take my eyes off it! Ashton Kucher s a good Actor their has not been anything from him that I haven't liked and I think his movies keep getting better....But I highly recamend this I think it was an awesome movie....It is an excelent family movie, and comedy! :)
 Silly movie October 7, 2008
James Leis (Virginia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a silly movie where it's the Father's job to entertain the kids, and it's the kid's job to run the family's affairs. That isn't what the book was about, and it's not what this movie should have been about either.
Oh, and I think there were two jokes in the movie.
I thought Steve Martin (the person) was better than this.
 Cheaper by the Dozen May 29, 2008
Johan S. Leeflang (Riverton, Utah -- USA)
Clean cut, entertaining movie, would recommend to anyone, especially if you grew up in a large family or wanted to know what it would be like to grow up in a large family
 Cheaper but not always better April 4, 2008
C. G. La Ferle (Midwest, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'll watch anything that Steve Martin is in. While this one was entertaining, in a lightweight sense, some disturbing issues float in the undercurrent. As several reviewers pointed out, the kids seemed to be controlling the major issues in this family. (Is this a message we want to impart to our kids?) While the point, I'm sure, was to demonstrate that family should come first, and I agree with that, these kids were clearly running the show, not the parents ... and, uh, is that why big families are so much cozier and better?
Which leads me to the next problem. Throughout the film, some pointed and rather negative comments were made in reference to small families and only children. It was implied that BIG families are so much better and that all small families are selfish and evil. In real life, big families are not always so close and happy; while many small families are close and functional and happy. All in all, this film had some very charming moments, yes, but then again, there were many times when I wasn't quite sure what it was trying to tell us ....
He and his Wife February 28, 2008
Christine Andersen
Have 12 children, not all at once! Used to live in the countrey but now theu live in the city.
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