7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Meet the Parents (2000)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.4
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Judaism: Positive
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around universal social and familial anxieties, focusing on a protagonist's struggle for acceptance by his girlfriend's intimidating father, without promoting or critiquing any specific political ideology.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white main cast and no explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on comedic family dynamics without critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities, and DEI themes are not central to the plot.
Secondary
The film portrays the Byrnes family, implicitly Christian, as judgmental, insular, and hypocritical. Their rigid traditions and suspicion of outsiders are presented as problematic, without significant counterbalancing positive portrayals of their faith.
The film uses the Byrnes family's suspicion and misinterpretation of Greg's implied Jewish background to satirize prejudice and xenophobia. The narrative positions the audience to sympathize with Greg, making the Byrnes' bigoted assumptions appear ridiculous and wrong.
Meet the Parents does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its plot. The story centers on a heterosexual couple's relationship and the protagonist's struggles to gain approval from his girlfriend's family, making the portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements N/A.
The film "Meet the Parents" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a man meeting his girlfriend's parents, with comedic situations arising from their interactions and misunderstandings, unrelated to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Meet the Parents (2000) is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established characters of a different gender. All characters were created for this film or its direct short film predecessor, maintaining their original gender. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.
Meet the Parents (2000) is a remake of a 1992 independent film. The main characters, such as Greg Focker and the Byrnes family, were portrayed by white actors in both versions, with no change in racial depiction. The film is not an adaptation of source material with established character races that were altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.7
Critic Ratings
8.5
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