Meet the Parents
“First comes love. Then comes the interrogation.”
Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Meet the Parents performed
Budget
$55.0M
Worldwide Gross
$330.4M
Gross Profit
$275.4M
Return
6.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$48M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Greg Focker
Ben Stiller
Greg Focker
Jack Byrnes
Robert De Niro
Jack Byrnes
Pam Byrnes
Teri Polo
Pam Byrnes
Dina Byrnes
Blythe Danner
Dina Byrnes
Debbie Byrnes
Nicole DeHuff
Debbie Byrnes
Denny Byrnes
Jon Abrahams
Denny Byrnes
Kevin Rawley
Owen Wilson
Kevin Rawley
Dr. Larry Banks
James Rebhorn
Dr. Larry Banks
Dr. Bob Banks
Tom McCarthy
Dr. Bob Banks
Linda Banks
Phyllis George
Linda Banks
Flight Attendant
Kali Rocha
Flight Attendant
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Bernie Sheredy
Norm the Interrogator
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