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Meet the Parents Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    73

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally favorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 70

    out of 100

    The New York Times A.O. Scott

    This is a high-concept comedy, and none of the jokes are forced, which makes Meet the Parents a singular achievement.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    Directed by Jay Roach, who made the "Austin Powers" movies and here shows he can dial down from farce into a comedy of (bad) manners. His movie is funnier because it never tries too hard.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    USA Today Susan Wloszczyna

    With near-Swiss precision, director/producer Jay Roach and his writers make sure familiarity breeds hilarity.

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  • 83

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

    It's a bouncy, loose limbed, ''families do the darnedest things'' sitcom that elicits ungrudging laughs.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

    This buoyant, giddy comedy of catastrophe is the funniest film of the year so far, possibly the most amusing mainstream live-action comedy since "There's Something About Mary."

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  • 90

    out of 100

    Variety Todd McCarthy

    A flat-out hilarious mainstream comedy.

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5

Great opener to the film trilogy!! by film_seer
Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, and Owen Wilson add humor to this classic movie to begin the trilogy of films. Greg Focker meets Pam Barnes's parents in order to propose to her. The laughs roll the entire film into a bunch of jokes. It's a must go!

4

by gennifer186

4

by tkscooby

5

by sinhippie

5

Meet the Parents review by Justacravat
Hilarious all the way through.

3

I Didn't Know What to Think of This... by supertroup
I wasn't sure what to think of this movie, it made me feel a little awkward for some reason. But hey, it's funny!

4


4

by Britney Siren

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