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Meet the Fockers

Misery loves family.

2004 · 1h 55m · PG-13 Comedy, Romance
Directed by Jay Roach

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Overview

Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet the parents of their son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the future in-laws find themselves in a situation of opposites that definitely do not attract.

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38%
Tomatometer
Fresh

This sequel's title indicates the content: smutty, silly and liable to make you smirk despite yourself.

Amy Simmons, Time Out
Rotten

Meet The Fockers has assembled a historic, once-in-a-lifetime cast, then stranded them in the laziest, most mercenary kind of sequel imaginable. It's like the 1927 Yankees taking on the Special Olympics softball team.

Nathan Rabin, AV Club
Rotten

Very often vulgar and tasteless, and though there are some unexpected bursts of humor and even charm in the proceedings, it's light years away from Chekhov.

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten

[Hoffman and Streisand] make a wonderful team, but it's too bad the material isn't fresher and more worth their time and yours.

Paul Clinton (CNN.com), CNN.com
Rotten

A vulgar farce that isn't remotely amusing.

Rex Reed, New York Observer

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