Bringing Down the House vs Dandelion

Dandelion has the higher audience score (9.2/10 against 6/10 for Bringing Down the House). Dandelion is the shorter watch at 20m compared with 1h 45m. Bringing Down the House is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Bringing Down the House posterBringing Down the House2003 VS Dandelion posterDandelion2025
Bringing Down the HouseDandelion
Audience score★ 6.0/10★ 9.2/10
Year20032025
Length1h 45m20m
GenresComedy, DramaComedy, Drama, History
Country–United States of America
DirectorAdam ShankmanFiona Obertinca
Main castSteve Martin, Missi Pyle, Jean Smart, Queen Latifah, Joan PlowrightAva Lalezarzadeh, Vic Michaelis, Kristin Carey, Lynn Allinger, Sarah Cortez

Synopsis

Bringing Down the House

Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating and lucks out when he starts chatting with a fellow lawyer. The two agree to meet in the flesh, but the woman he meets — an escaped African-American convict named Charlene — is not what he expected. Peter is freaked out, but Charlene tries to convince him to take her case and prove her innocence…

Dandelion

In 1970s Los Angeles, rebellious queer teen Margaret gets thrown out of yet another foster placement and finds herself in the company of a mysterious social worker who's tasked with finding her a new home before the break of dawn. At odds and forced to travel the city together, Margaret realizes that running may not be her only option.

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