Meet the Parents

Meet the Parents

Comedy • PG-13 • 2000 • 1 hr 48 min

6.5

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Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.

Starring

Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Nicole DeHuff

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Written By

Jim Herzfeld, John Hamburg

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October 6, 2000

User Reviews

Hilarious, fun watch. Stark comedic contrast in Stiller and De Niro’s performances work surprisingly well.

chantel roberts

I feel like if you like the comedy in the office you will like this movie too

Didn't age much. Good comedy, awkward Stiller at his best. Every FOCKER! is enough to make me laugh. Owen Wilson almost stole the movie

Hilarious movie that didn't need any sequels

Such an aggravating yet funny movie. Gaylord can’t catch a damn break.

Stiller and De Niro's comic chemistry shines in this awkward family comedy. Funny, if sometimes cringy. Solid, entertaining crowd-pleaser.

Ahead of its time in terms of cringe comedy.

Jared Van Houten

Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro in a movie together? Sign me up! Very funny and a realistic story.

Timothy Kerry OMARA

Excellent, funny and well acted movie. Deniro and Stiller are both excellent. It’s a very entertaining film that is well worth a watch.

Classic, gets funnier everytime you watch it.

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6.5 – Based on 70.3k ratings

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Meet the Parents

Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.

Meet the Fockers

Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet the parents of their son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the future in-laws find themselves in a situation of opposites that definitely do not attract.

It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get in with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, Jack's suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back. When Greg and Pam's entire clan descends for the twins' birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he's fully capable as the man of the house.

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Meet the Fockers

Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet the parents of their son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the future in-laws find themselves in a situation of opposites that definitely do not attract.

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John and his buddy Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random hook-up. But when John meets Claire, he discovers what true love – and heartache – feels like.

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