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Meet the Parents

PG-13

Released Oct 6, 2000

1 hr. 48 min.

Comedy

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85%

148 Reviews

Tomatometer

79%

250,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Everything that can possibly go wrong for groom-to-be Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) does. The problems begin with Greg's disastrous first meeting with his girlfriend's family -- most notably her intimidating father Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) and it's all downhill from there.

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Critics Consensus

Despite sometimes sitcom-like execution, Meet the Parents is a hilarious look at familial relationships that works mostly because the chemistry between its two leads is so effective.

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Ciaran S

Meet the Parents is a surprisingly good romantic comedy film that doesn't take itself too seriously, it has a lot of heart, whit, a lot of charm & laughs, but had no idea it was based on the 1992 film of the same name.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/20/24

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Dionisis T

An amazing comedy with a plot that I would definitely never want to experience in my life...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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Larry K

Classic movie. Ben Stiller is so underrated

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/09/24

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Me D

A very simple plot with priceless jokes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/24

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Audience Member

Classic - good slap stick humor - really enjoyed it

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/24

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Logan D

Solid comedy movie. Laughed incredibly hard at the scene of Greg and Jack racing to get home first. Simple plot and good ending.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/24

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Jay Roach

Director

Robert De Niro

Jack Byrnes

Ben Stiller

Greg Focker

Blythe Danner

Dina Byrnes

Teri Polo

Pam Byrnes

James Rebhorn

Larry Banks

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Meet the Parents: Official Clip - Greg Says Grace

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Meet the Parents: Official Clip - Greg Has to Wait

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Meet the Parents: Official Clip - Milking Cats

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Meet the Parents: Official Clip - Kevin the Ex

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Meet the Parents: Official Clip - Racing Home

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Meet the Parents: Official Clip - Will You Be My Son-In-Law?

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Meet the Parents: Official Clip - Up In Flames

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Meet the Parents: Official Clip - Lie Detector Test

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Meet the Parents: Official Clip - The Circle of Trust

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Meet the Parents: Official Clip - It's Only a Game, Focker!

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

It’s just that it’s the kind of comedy that’s as likely to have you gnawing your fist in an agony of embarrassment as it is to make you laugh.

Feb 9, 2024

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

Meet the Parents isn't as funny as There's Something About Mary, nor as outrageous. But it confirms that Ben Stiller is the best of today's young practitioners of frustration comedy.

Jul 17, 2019

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

Scenes that should have been uproarious are weaker than many of the movie's smaller moments, whose everyday humor isn't specific to the plot or characters.

Apr 9, 2012

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Meet the Parents may not demand repeat viewings—a number of the jokes are based in shock humor, therefore don’t last beyond their first exposure—but that first time, it’s an incredibly funny studio comedy.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 3, 2023

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Michael Kleinschrodt

Times-Picayune

Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller seem evenly matched, making effective foils.

Rated: 3/4

May 30, 2019

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...large swaths of the proceedings feel as though they'd be more at home within a garden-variety sitcom.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 20, 2010

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Synopsis

Everything that can possibly go wrong for groom-to-be Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) does. The problems begin with Greg's disastrous first meeting with his girlfriend's family -- most notably her intimidating father Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) and it's all downhill from there.

Director: Jay Roach
Screenwriter: John Hamburg, Jim Herzfeld, Greg Glienna, Mary Ruth Clarke
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG, Universal Pictures
Production Co: Nancy Tenenbaum Productions, Universal Pictures, Tribeca Productions, DreamWorks Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Drug References|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 6, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 7, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $166.2M
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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