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Meet the Parents

Movie · 2000 · 103 min

A cringe-inducing comedy of errors where every attempt to impress backfires, keeping you squirming and laughing at the escalating awkwardness.

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2000 film directed by Jay Roach
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Year
2000
Runtime
103 min
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • love
  • betrayal
  • class
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
comedy, romantic comedy
Directed by
Jay Roach
Written by
John Hamburg, Greg Glienna, Jim Herzfeld
Starring
Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Tom McCarthy, Jon Abrahams, Teri Polo, Spencer Breslin
Music
Randy Newman
Cinematography
Peter James
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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