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Big Momma's House

Big Momma's House

Crime · Comedy · 2000

When a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict, he is forced to impersonate a crass Southern granny known as Big Momma in order to remain incognito.

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Big Momma's House

“This FBI agent is going undercover... and he's concealing more than a weapon.”

2000 Crime · Comedy 1h 38m

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5.8 / 10

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When a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict, he is forced to impersonate a crass Southern granny known as Big Momma in order to remain incognito.

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Directed by

Raja Gosnell

Written by

Don Rhymer · Darryl Quarles

Martin Lawrence

Martin Lawrence

Malcolm Turner

Nia Long

Nia Long

Sherry Pierce

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

John

Jascha Washington

Jascha Washington

Trent Pierce

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Lester Vesco

Anthony Anderson

Anthony Anderson

Nolan

Carl Wright

Carl Wright

Ben Rawley

Court is in session

Put Big Momma's House on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.