Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
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6% of critics liked it
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64% of users liked it
(544,629 ratings)
The jumbo-sized Baker family are back in this sequel to the 2003 box-office hit Cheaper by the Dozen. College football coach Tom Baker (Steve Martin) and his wife, author Kate Baker (Bonnie Hunt), have decided its time they took their sizable brood of 12 children on a summer vacation, and so they… More The jumbo-sized Baker family are back in this sequel to the 2003 box-office hit Cheaper by the Dozen. College football coach Tom Baker (Steve Martin) and his wife, author Kate Baker (Bonnie Hunt), have decided its time they took their sizable brood of 12 children on a summer vacation, and so they pack up the cars and take the kids to Lake Winnetka for some camping. Not all the kids are happy about this, but the one who is really annoyed turns out to be Tom, who discovers his old rival Jimmy Murtaugh (Eugene Levy) is also staying near the lake. Jimmy and his trophy wife, Sarina (Carmen Electra), also have a large family of eight children, and Jimmy and Tom seem intent upon one-upping each other at every opportunity. As the tensions mount, the Baker family and the Murtaugh clan face off in a not-so-good-natured series of family games to determine which of the parents have the greater bragging rights. In addition to Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt, the actors playing the 12 Baker children from the 2003 film return for Cheaper by the Dozen 2, including Hilary Duff, Piper Perabo, Tom Welling, and Kevin Schmidt. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Adam Shankman
- Written By
- Sam Harper
- Genres
- Comedy, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Dec 21, 2005 Wide
- On DVD
- May 23, 2006
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
There's a discernible lack of enthusiasm from almost everyone involved, and Duff, who's gone from wholesome to haggard in two short years, is flat-out scary.
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
This is definitely a family trip to stay home and skip.
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Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
There's something pernicious about a toxic mix of sitcom and snickering sex jokes getting packaged and effectively sold as wholesome fun for the family.
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Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly
A family fantasy that plays at being happy and picture-perfect but primarily comes off as fake and dismayingly unfunny.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
I wonder how many meetings they had before they came up with that title. And didn't we just see this movie a couple of weeks ago, and wasn't it called Yours, Mine and Ours?
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Cast
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Steve Martin
as Tom Baker
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Eugene Levy
as Jimmy Murtaugh
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Bonnie Hunt
as Kate Baker
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Hilary Duff
as Lorraine Baker
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Tom Welling
as Charlie Baker
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Piper Perabo
as Nora Baker-McNulty
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Carmen Electra
as Sarina Murtaugh
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Peter Keleghan
as Mike Romanow
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Shawn Levy
as Hospital Intern
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Adam Shankman
as Clam Bake Chef
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Jennifer Parsons
as Doobner Mom
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Jacob Smith
as Jake Baker
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Trevor Smith
as Security Guard
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Jaime King
as Anne Murtaugh
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Haylee Wanstall
as Doobner Daughter
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Kevin Schmidt
as Henry Baker
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Seth Howard
as Clam Baker Server
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Liliana Mumy
as Jessica Baker
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Matthew Knight
as Theatre Kid
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Brent Kinsman
as Nigel Baker
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Shane Kinsman
as Kyle Baker
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Alyson Stoner
as Sarah Baker
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Jonathan Bennett
as Bud McNulty
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Forrest Landis
as Mark Baker
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Morgan York
as Kim Baker
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Blake Woodruff
as Mike Baker
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Shawn Roberts
as Calvin Murtaugh
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Sam Kalilieh
as Doctor
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Taylor Lautner
as Eliot Murtaugh
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Melanie Tonello
as Becky Murtaugh
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Alexander Conti
as Kenneth Murtaugh
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William Copeland
as The Commodore
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Robbie Amell
as Daniel Murtaugh
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Courtney Fitzpatrick
as Lisa Murtaugh
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Madison Fitzpatrick
as Robin Murtaugh
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Damon Runyan
as Tennis Pro
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Graham Losee
as Theatre Usher
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Lee Macdougall
as Doobner Dad
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Dylan Rosenthal
as Doobner Older Son
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Ely Henry
as Doobner Younger Son
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Enid Rose
as Announcer at Graduation
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Kristen Dulmage
as Clam Bake Piano Player








