Cheaper by the Dozen

Despite an excellent cast which includes Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt, the script really is awful. The Dad is painted as a bad guy because he wants to take a better job in another city which will allow the huge family to live in a decent house for once. The wife and mother of twelve writes a novel which becomes a bestseller in less time than it takes to whip up dinner. There are some funny bits with the kids, though, and the characters are all just so nice, it's hard to grumble too much.

Release Date: December 25, 2003

Company: 20th Century Fox

Cast: Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, Piper Perabo, Tom Welling

Director: Shawn Levy

Screenwriters: Craig Titley

MPAA Rating: PG, for language and some thematic elements