The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, 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.
Directed by Shawn Levy
chicago, illinois
husband wife relationship
based on novel or book
american football coach
big family
family relationships
remake
sibling
new job
aspiring actor
smart kid
father son relationship
sister sister relationship
large family
brother brother relationship
Rank
#92 in 2003·#5269 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Steve Martin
Tom Baker
Bonnie Hunt
Kate Baker
Hilary Duff
Lorraine Baker
Tom Welling
Charlie Baker
Piper Perabo
Nora Baker
Kevin G. Schmidt
Henry Baker
Alyson Stoner
Sarah Baker
Jacob Smith
Jake Baker
Liliana Mumy
Jessica Baker
Morgan York
Kim Baker
Forrest Landis
Mark Baker
Blake Woodruff
Mike Baker
Crew
Shawn Levy
Director
Joel Cohen
Screenplay
Alec Sokolow
Screenplay
Sam Harper
Screenplay
Christophe Beck
Original Music Composer
George Folsey Jr.
Editor
Michael Barnathan
Producer
Robert Simonds
Producer
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
Novel
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Novel
Sanja Milkovic Hays
Costume Design
Nancy Klopper
Casting
Popular Reviews
1971 reviews
Maria Isabel
5.0★ · 12/14/25
"12 is still our number."
"12 is still our number."
1
Aiku
8.0★ · 05/16/26
missed the chance to name it Baker's Dozen 😞
missed the chance to name it Baker's Dozen 😞
alaia
10.0★ · 05/08/26
“And each day, it’s the number of times I’m thankful there’s such a thing as family.”
cried myself a river from the very beginning. this movie is so messy, chaotic, and emotional, yet somehow still feels incredibly warm.
it honestly convinced me that there’s nothing more beautiful than sibling love. siblings fight, annoy each other, and sometimes hurt each other in ways no one else can but they still stay. they still love you despite everything, and i think that’s such a beautiful thing :(
i love this movie so much. and yes, no matter how many times i say i want to kill and leave my family, i would absolutely kill for them every single time.
“And each day, it’s the number of times I’m thankful there’s such a thing as family.”
cried myself a river from the very beginning. this movie is so messy, chaotic, and emotional, yet somehow still feels incredibly warm.
it honestly convinced me that there’s nothing more beautiful than sibling love. siblings fight, annoy each other, and sometimes hurt each other in ways no one else can but they still stay. they still love you despite everything, and i think that’s such a beautiful thing :(
i love this movie so much. and yes, no matter how many times i say i want to kill and leave my family, i would absolutely kill for them every single time.
Shiloj
7.0★ · 05/28/26
this movie made me not want to have kids. (tom welling tho)
this movie made me not want to have kids. (tom welling tho)
gracie
9.0★ · 05/20/26
“You soaked his underwear in meat. That is so wrong. Funny, but wrong.”
“You soaked his underwear in meat. That is so wrong. Funny, but wrong.”
