
Male nurse Greg Focker is poised to propose to his girlfriend, Pam, during a weekend stay at her parents’ home. But here’s the catch… he needs to ask her father first, who just so happens to be an overbearing ex-CIA agent who keeps a lie detector handy in the basement. Naturally, Jack takes an immediate dislike to her less-than-truthful beau. Greg’s quest for approval gets seriously sidetracked as Murphy’s Law takes over and a string of mishaps turns him into a master of disaster and total pariah in the eyes of the entire family.
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sexual content, drug references and language.
Principal Cast: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Owen Wilson
Director: Jay Roach

Greg’s elaborate marriage proposal is interrupted by a phone call from his girlfriend’s sister, who says that she just got engaged.
Themes: Marriage, Proposal, Love-Romantic, Family, Relationships, Tradition, Honor, Dating, Family-In Laws
2:19
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At his first ever dinner with his girlfriend’s parents, Greg is asked to say a prayer to bless the meal.
Themes: Anxiety, Prayer, Awkward, Sincerity, Embarrassment, Thankfulness, Blessing, Facade, Expectation
2:17
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After previously lying to Jack about growing up on a farm, Greg is forced to fabricate a serious of lies in order to back up his original deceit.
Themes: Lying, Awkward, Family, Trapped, Truth, White Lie, Embarrassment, Exposed, Foolishness
1:58
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Upon stumbling into Jack’s hidden room full of spy paraphernalia, Jack forces Greg to hook himself up to polygraph machine.
Themes: Lying, Truth, Exposed, White Lie, Omniscience, Family-In Laws, Deception, Anxiety, Stress
2:34
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After a serious of mishaps trying to impress Pam’s parents, Greg is confronted by Jack at the airport for one final showdown.
Themes: Lying, Truth, Exposed, Dating, Confession, Interrogation, Control, Commitment, Proposal
2:28
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