Steve Martin leads this family comedy as a father who must handle a new job and his 12 children.
The Baker...
Steve Martin leads this family comedy as a father who must handle a new job and his 12 children.
The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife 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.
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24 %121 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
56 %723,988 reviewsAudience score rating
8+Age suitabilityChildren & Media rating
"Lighthearted fun, providing little character bits for all of the family members."
Roger Ebert"This is a movie that knows its audience and realizes it doesn't need much of a story to hit that audience, literally, where it lives."
The Washington Post"It's not just a feel-good holiday movie, though audiences, especially youngsters, will certainly walk out of it feeling good."
San Francisco Chronicle"A rarely funny comedy that's unlikely to keep even the most undemanding ankle biters amused."
BBC"The children (including creepy Hilary Duff) are 12 shades of dreadful."
The GuardianCheaper by the Dozen (2003) | Details
- Rating
- PG,
- Runtime
- 98
- Genre
- Comedy, Kids & Family
- Country of origin
- USA
- Studio
- Disney