Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 American comedy film about a family with twelve children (seven boys and five girls). The title of the film was initially taken from the novel, which was a biography of Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth and their twelve children, but other than the title and the concept of a family with twelve children, the film bears no actual resemblance or similarities to the book. The film was directed by Shawn Levy who helped produce the sequel Cheaper by the Dozen 2. It was released on Thursday December 25, 2003 by 20th Century Fox.

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