Meet the Parents

2000 PG-13 1h 48m

6.7 / 10 6K

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6.7/10

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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.

Director Jay Roach

Writers

John Hamburg Jim Herzfeld Greg Glienna

Stars

Ben Stiller Robert De Niro Teri Polo

Norm the Interrogator

Judah Friedlander

Pharmacy Clerk

Peter Bartlett

Animal Shelter Worker

John Elsen

Chicago Airport Security

John Joseph Gallagher

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Geronimo1967 17 Apr 2024

6/10

The time has come for "Greg" (Ben Stiller) to meet the parents of his girlfriend "Pam" (Teri Polo). He wants to marry her, indeed he even buys a ring - but when the airline makes him check in his bag, then lose the thing and a baby throws up over his shirt he might be forgiven for thinking he'd be better of staying at home. Nope, he perseveres and meets her folks - "Jack" (Robert De Niro) and "Din...

Wuchak 29 May 2023

7/10

**_A serious beau becomes a master of disaster when he meets his girlfriend's parents_** A male nurse from Chicago (Ben Stiller) wants to pop the question to his girlfriend (Teri Polo), but first has to visit Long Island and meet the parents (Robert De Niro & Blythe Danner). “Meet the Parents” (2001) is a good romantic comedy with Stiller effective as the every-man in a challenging mundane s...