Meet the Fockers (2004)
Now that Greg Focker (Stiller) is "in" with his soon-to-be in-laws, Jack (De Niro) and Dina (Danner) Byrnes, it looks like smooth sailing for him and his fiancée, Pam (Polo). But that's before Pam's parents meet Greg's parents, Bernie and Roz Focker (Hoffman and Streisand). The hyper-relaxed Fockers and the tightly-wound Byrneses are woefully mismatched from the start, and no matter how hard Greg and Pam try, there is just no bringing their families together-which all adds up to a disastrously funny time of "getting to know you." (Universal)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Jay Roach
Written By: John Hamburg, Greg Glienna, Mary Ruth Clarke, Jim Herzfeld
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Owen Wilson, Tim Blake Nelson, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Alanna Ubach, Barbra Streisand, Kali Rocha, Spencer Pickren, Bradley Pickren
Genre: Comedy
Franchise: Meet the Parents
AKA: Meet the Parents 2
Country: USA
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Meet the Fockers belongs to 26 collections
1. #1 at the US Box Office (public: moderated by BeeDub - 10 stars)
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BeeDub | 75 30% |
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The excellent cast occasionally elevates the humdrum material to something resembling adequacy, but it's not nearly as funny as it should be.
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sheepslasher | 2 31% |
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I take the funding, production, and release of this movie as an act of aggression against me, personally.
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TheDenizen | 30 11% |
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Fock this shit.
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CMonster | 52 30% |
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I'm thinking Robert De Niro must have made some bad investments after Taxi Driver and Raging Bull and Casino and The King of Comedy and Goodfellas and A Bronx Tale and Cape Fear and Brazil and Once Upon a Time in America and The Untouchables and The Deer Hunter and The Godfather Part II because there is no other conceivable reason for him to do this.
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max22 | 75 50% |
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A good deal funnier than the terminally subdued first one, thanks to a jolt of energy added by the boisterous Hoffman and Streisand.
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fabfunk | 10 5% |
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Make it stop.
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lachapelle | 2 0% |
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That's right, a 2. I would have given it a 1 except I have faith that Hollywood will make another sequal to this stinker of a series. They found the one way to make Meet the Parents even worse, GASP! they added Babs! I hate Babs! I think DeNiro is incredible, normally, but not here. I like Ben Stiller, but not here. Don't waste your tiime on this movie. Don't waste anymore time with this review. Nothing to see here. Move along.
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Slowking2099 | 10 2% |
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I haven't actually watched this movie but if I ever do and I feel it deserves better then a ten then I'm going to eat my keyboard whole.
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Pickpocket | 4 35% |
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It's so awkward!!!!!!!!!
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TheDiceman | 35 12% |
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Poor.
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berniesbc | 0 2% |
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this was among the worst movies i have ever seen. the only part that i even smiled at was the scene at the end where luke wilson plays that pan flute. otherwise, i hated it. >( >( >(
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martryn | 58 26% |
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Another franchise that should never have happened. Meet the Parents was funny and over-the-top. Great. Now let's not fuck it up. But... they did. Film isn't great, but also not bad. Taken in contrast to the first film, though, not only does this movie blow, but it also smears ass sweat on the first movie, making it uncomfortable to watch. Worst possible way to do a sequel.
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| 1 | Plainview9 | 70 3% |
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Just isn't funny.
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hellboy76 | 58 23% |
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Surprise! Ben Stiller is awkward and in awkward situations!
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Paxton | 46 15% |
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I'll give it credit for the ape child that is Ben Stiller.
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joel-w-m | 6 44% |
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A most minimal of plots is saved by the excellent cast, who play off their characters' striking contrasts (to DeNiro's no-fun Jack and Stiller's awkward Greg is added Hoffman's delightfully exuberant Bernie and Streisand's free-spirited Roz) with natural ease and to hilarious results, as the script takes the chaotic tension impressively far (even deep) before the heartwarming payoff (see Jack's "we're family now"). Given the film's length though, the silly son sub-story could have been cut.
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| Average Percentile 31.84% from 11489 Ratings |  |