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Meet the Fockers
2004 115 min United States of America PG-13 12+
★6.0
Comedy, Romance
Director: Jay Roach
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Description
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.
Budget:
$80M
US Gross:
$279.26M
Worldwide:
$516.64M
Starring
Robert De Niro
Actor
Ben Stiller
Actor
Dustin Hoffman
Actor
Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2005
— Best Comedy Performance
MTV Russia Movie Awards 2006
— Best International Feature Film
Key opinion
Meet the Fockers is generally received as a lighthearted, star-studded sequel that effectively expands on the original's dynamic with eccentric new characters. While many viewers appreciate the comedic chemistry and the addition of Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand, the film is polarizing due to its shift toward broader, more vulgar humor.
| Acting | The ensemble cast, led by Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Barbra Streisand, delivers consistently strong and memorable performances. | |
| Score | The inclusion of Randy Newman’s soulful and memorable soundtrack provides an effective musical backdrop to the family comedy. | |
| Humor | The humor is divisive: supporters find it fresh and consistently funny, while critics argue it relies on cheap, vulgar gags that feel beneath the talented cast. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the screenplay are split between those who enjoy the character-driven expansion of the Focker family and those who find the plot vacuous or lacking in conflict. | |
| Originality | Reception of the film as a sequel is inconsistent; some viewers believe it successfully outshines the original, while others find it to be a less original, inferior follow-up. |