Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 American family comedy film about a family with twelve children. The film takes its title from the biography of the same name by Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth, but other than the title and the concept of a family with twelve children, the film bears no resemblance to the book nor its original film adaption, although it is mentioned that the mother's maiden name is Gilbreth. The film was directed by Shawn Levy, narrated by Bonnie Hunt, and starring Steve Martin. The film was released on Christmas Day 2003 by 20th Century Fox. Kate Baker ... narrates her story about her large family: her husband Tom is a football coach at a small rural college, Kate is hoping to publish her book about parenting, and while Tom and Kate manage to handle their twelve children, eleven of which live at home. When Tom unexpectedly receives an offer from his old friend, Shake McGuire to coach at his alma mater, the Bakers moved to Evanston, Illinois for a better home and space despite the protests of their younger children.
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| Release date: | December 25, 2003 |
| Directed by: | Shawn Levy |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 98 Minutes |
| Producer: | Michael Barnathan, Robert Simonds, Ben Myron |
| Editor: | George Folsey, Jr. |
| Music by: | Christophe Beck |
| Cinematography: | Jonathan Brown |
| Screenplay by: | Craig Titley, Sam Harper, Alec Sokolow, Joel Cohen |
| Estimated budget: | $40,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Cheaper by the Dozen |
| Genre: | Comedy |