Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo

Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 48 min.

Directed by: Jay Roach

Release Date: October 6, 2000

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DVD Release Date: March 6, 2001

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  • October 10, 2006
    It balances the comedy and romance so skillfully & with the greatest of ease.
  • August 26, 2009
    It's an alright film, some funny parts but nothing special.
  • July 18, 2009
    This is hilarious in places but dull in others. The film is absolute gold during the meetings of De Niro and Stiller, they play of each other so well, all the scenes when Stiller is at the parents house is brilliantly funny, the dinner scene especially. It tends to lose the edge ...( read more)near the end but the introduction scenes between Stiller and the parents are sooo good it makes up for it. Thats it, there's no fancy effects, music or big deal plot you see it for De Niro torturing Stiller lol
  • February 12, 2009
    Meet the Parents is one of those "must-see" comedies, and most people think of it as one of the funniest movies of recent years. Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller make a surprisingly effective comedy duo, and there are lots of laughs to be enjoyed throughout the movie.

    Ben Stiller ...( read more)plays Greg Focker, a nurse who has met his dream woman, and seeks her father's permission before he ask her to marry him. Robert De Niro plays the truth-obsessed, ex-CIA interrogator, potential father-in-law. Expect lots of awkward situations and general good times. This is one of my favorite Ben Stiller movies.
  • December 29, 2008
    God what's happened to De Niro??!!
  • December 3, 2009
    Ben Stiller was great in this!
  • December 3, 2009
    A comedy that gets most of its laughs from horrific situations it coins the new genre Hormedy.

    This Guy Over Here picks this as one of the best films of the 2000s
  • December 1, 2009
    Typical Stiller comedy matched with De Niro antics. Lovely yet predictable.
  • November 29, 2009
    not sure if i have seen it
  • November 28, 2009
    I loved the fath and mother Focker's. (LOL).

Critic Reviews


June 4, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

A hilarious hodgepodge of The In-Laws and Annie Hall, in which De Niro gives his best comic performance to date. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Meet the Parents builds brilliantly on interlocking comic situations. full review

January 1, 2000
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

[Roach] does know how to stage discrete comic moments, taking mildly humorous nightmares and turning them into nicely wrought miniatures. full review

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  • cutelilsoonergirl
    March 12, 2007
    IT IS A VERY FUNNY MOVIE !!!
  • gemelosk8
    September 13, 2006
    This Movie was fanny jajaja and I see the 2 is very funn jajaajajaja!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
  • chrissylost21
    September 2, 2006
    is very very veryyy goooddd xDDDD
  • mccaddick
    August 4, 2006
    very funny flim but i will buy the dvd when i get some proper money when i find a job
  • sweetheartangel
    May 29, 2006
    it's hilarious film. poor grey focker (ben stiller)... but 'meet the focker' has been extreme hilarious film.
  • maddy6
    May 28, 2006
    It's an ok movie it's farley funny

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