Big Momma's House 2

"The momma of all comedies is back."

2006 1h 39m EN

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5.8

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ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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4.8

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 1,737🥫5%Rotten Tomatoes●34Metacritic★4.8IMDB · 48,260

ComedyCrime

Synopsis

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FBI agent Malcolm Turner goes back undercover as Big Momma, a slick-talking, slam-dunking Southern granny with attitude to spare! Now this granny must play nanny to three dysfunctional upper-class kids in order to spy on their computer hacker father.

“The momma of all comedies is back.”

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Cast

Martin Lawrence
Malcolm Turner / Big Momma
Marisol Nichols
Liliana Morales
Kevin Durand
Oshima
Dan Lauria
Crawford
Kat Dennings
Molly Fuller
Josh Flitter
Stewart
Zachary Levi
Kevin Keneally
Jascha Washington
Trent

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Whitesell
Writers: Don Rhymer
Languages: English
Countries: Switzerland, United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Switzerland, United States of America.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Big Momma's House Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Whitesell, shot by Mark Irwin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by George S. Clinton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Priscilla Nedd-Friendly shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Martin Lawrence and Marisol Nichols and Kevin Durand carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Whitesell directs. Mark Irwin behind the camera. George S. Clinton scores. Priscilla Nedd-Friendly cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Switzerland, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
2Released 20 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Switzerland, United States of America.
4Part of the "Big Momma's House Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by John Whitesell, shot by Mark Irwin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by George S. Clinton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Priscilla Nedd-Friendly shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Martin Lawrence and Marisol Nichols and Kevin Durand carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The momma of all comedies is back.".
10IMDB entry: tt0421729 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "undercover agent", "undercover", "computer virus", "fbi".
12Released under 11 different titles around the world.