Cheaper by the Dozen
The more...the scarier!
2003 | 98m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Shawn Levy |
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| Writer: | Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, Sam Harper, Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 24, 2003 |
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| Director: | Shawn Levy |
| Writer: | Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, Sam Harper, Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, based on novel or book, husband wife relationship, big family, american football coach, remake, family relationships, sibling, new job, aspiring actor, smart kid, father son relationship, sister sister relationship, large family, brother brother relationship |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Robert Simonds Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $190,212,113
Budget: $40,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Steve Martin | Tom Baker |
| Bonnie Hunt | Kate Baker |
| Hilary Duff | Lorraine Baker |
| Tom Welling | Charlie Baker |
| Piper Perabo | Nora Baker |
| Kevin G. Schmidt | Henry Baker |
| Alyson Stoner | Sarah Baker |
| Jacob Smith | Jake Baker |
| Liliana Mumy | Jessica Baker |
| Morgan York | Kim Baker |
| Forrest Landis | Mark Baker |
| Blake Woodruff | Mike Baker |
| Brent Kinsman | Nigel Baker |
| Shane Kinsman | Kyle Baker |
| Paula Marshall | Tina Shenk |
| Steven Anthony Lawrence | Dylan Shenk |
| Alan Ruck | Bill Shenk |
| Richard Jenkins | Shake |
| Holmes Osborne | Nick Gerhard |
| Vanessa Bell Calloway | Diana Philips |
| Rex Linn | Coach Bricker |
| David Kelsey | Assistant Coach |
| Dax Shepard | Camera Crew Member |
| Elon Gold | Camera Crew Member #2 |
| Cody Linley | Quinn |
| Adam Taylor Gordon | Cooper |
| Julie Araskog | Radio Talk Show Host |
| Benjamin Fitch | Reporter |
| Antonio Vega | Police Officer |
| David Bowe | TV Interviewer |
| Kevin Carey | Reporter #2 |
| Ossie Mair | Cabbie |
| Amy Hill | Miss Hozzie |
| Ted Rooney | Principal |
| Joel McCrary | Gil |
| Tiffany Dupont | Beth |
| Shawn Levy | Press Room Reporter |
| Dylan S. Shults | Party Kid |
| Regis Philbin | Regis Philbin |
| Kelly Ripa | Kelly Ripa |
| Merris Carden | Teen Nora Baker (uncredited) |
| Wayne Knight | Electrician (uncredited) |
| Ashton Kutcher | Hank (uncredited) |
| Jared Padalecki | Bully (uncredited) |
| Gary Pike | Doctor (uncredited) |
| D. Danny Warhol | Football Player #65 (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sanja Milković Hays | Costume Design |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jonathan Brown | Director of Photography |
| Ernestine Gilbreth Carey | Novel |
| Joel Cohen | Screenplay |
| Alec Sokolow | Screenplay |
| Dustin Bernard | Line Producer, Unit Production Manager |
| K.C. Fox | Set Decoration |
| Demetra Diamantopoulos | Production Supervisor |
| Will Batts | Set Designer |
| Nina Ruscio | Production Design |
| Patrick Esposito | Post Production Supervisor |
| Margo Hunt McKay | Driver |
| Sam Harper | Screenplay |
| Craig Titley | Screenstory |
| Scott Meehan | Art Direction |
| Carrie Brody | Producer's Assistant |
| Glen Evans | Production Assistant |
| Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. | Novel |
| Christophe Beck | Original Music Composer |
| Nancy Klopper | Casting |
| Sonia Izzolena | Stunts |
| Allan Bragg | Stunts |
| Eddie Yansick | Stunts |
| Michael Hugghins | Stunts |
| John Dixon | Stunts |
| Bradley Fisher | Stunts |
| Robert Jauregui | Stunt Double |
| William F. Matthews | Set Designer |
| Bryce Guy Williams | Transportation Coordinator |
| Stephanie Gilliam | Set Designer |
| Shawn Levy | Director |
| George Folsey Jr. | Editor |
| Noon Orsatti | Stunts |
| Sophia Crawford | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Barnathan | Producer |
| Robert Simonds | Producer |
| Ben Myron | Producer |
| Ira Shuman | Co-Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 29 | 45 | 22 |
| 2024 | 5 | 30 | 43 | 23 |
| 2024 | 6 | 27 | 41 | 14 |
| 2024 | 7 | 28 | 42 | 18 |
| 2024 | 8 | 30 | 49 | 19 |
| 2024 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 18 |
| 2024 | 10 | 32 | 70 | 16 |
| 2024 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 17 |
| 2024 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 18 |
| 2025 | 1 | 28 | 43 | 21 |
| 2025 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 706 | 732 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 603 | 841 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 561 | 722 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 659 | 792 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 961 | 961 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 977 | 977 |