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Meet the Parents

  • Rated PG 13
  • 1hr 48m
  • 73

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Jay Roach

Producer:

Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Nancy Tenenbaum

Writer:

Greg Glienna, Mary Ruth Clarke, Jim Herzfeld

Release Date:

Oct 6, 2000

Runtime:

1hr 48m

Synopsis

Chicago male nurse and chronic under-achiever Greg Focker meets his charming teacher girlfriend Pam Byrnes' parents Jack and Dina before proposing, but suspicious Jack is an overprotective former CIA agent - every date's worst nightmare.

Cast

  • Robert De Niro
  • Ben Stiller
  • Teri Polo
  • Blythe Danner
  • Nicole DeHuff
  • Jon Abrahams
  • Owen Wilson
  • James Rebhorn
  • Tom McCarthy
  • Phyllis George

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Based on 33 Critics
8.6

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Universal acclaim based on 490 Reviews
83

It's funny. Really funny.

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Metacritic review by Cody Clark
Cody Clark
Mr. Showbiz
80

De Niro's performance works because it isn't exactly likable -- he's totally at ease with his own jokes, but he's not out to make us feel relaxed.

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Stephanie Zacharek
Salon
90

A flat-out hilarious mainstream comedy.

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Metacritic review by Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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