Meet the Parents
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67% Critic Match

Meet the Parents

First comes love. Then comes the interrogation.

6.7 / 10 2000 1h 48mPG-13 English
ComedyRomance

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Greg Focker

Lead
Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Jack Byrnes

Teri Polo

Teri Polo

Pam Byrnes

Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Dina Byrnes

Nicole DeHuff

Nicole DeHuff

Debbie Byrnes

Jon Abrahams

Jon Abrahams

Denny Byrnes

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson

Kevin Rawley

James Rebhorn

James Rebhorn

Dr. Larry Banks

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jay Roach's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Meet the Parents is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker