Trailer
Summary
When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail – he's white.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+10)
Critics 45Audiences 55GoodWatch 51
Metascore49
Tomatometer41%
IMDb5.9
User score5.8
Letterboxd · 53 K ratings2.8/5
Audience score49%
Box office
2.9×its budget
- Budget
- $35 M
- Worldwide
- $103 M
Worldwide it earned $68 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for comedies, +5 min on the typical 100
typical 100105Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 129 countries
+119Released
2005
March 25, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language and sexual content, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
24 of 52
Bernie MacPercy Jones
Ashton KutcherSimon Green
Zoe SaldañaTheresa Jones
Judith ScottMarilyn Jones
Hal WilliamsHoward Jones
Kellee StewartKeisha Jones
Robert Curtis BrownDante
RonReaco LeeReggie
Paula NewsomeDarlene
Phil ReevesFred
Sherri ShepherdSydney
Nicole SullivanLiz Klein
Jessica CauffielPolly
JoNell KennedyWinnie
Niecy Nash-BettsNaomi
Kimberly ScottKimbra
Denise DowseLisa
Richard LawsonMarcus
J. Kenneth CampbellNathan Rogers- CGChad GabrielWaiter
Alex MorrisPreacher
James EckhouseWorkman- ÁVÁngel VieraWorkman
Amanda ToschDante's Wife
Directing · 4
- Kevin Rodney Sullivan Director
- Rebecca Robertson Script Supervisor
- Jackie C. Lee Second Second Assistant Director
- Jono Oliver First Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Jay Scherick Screenplay, Story
- David Ronn Screenplay, Story
- Peter Tolan Screenplay
Production · 8
- Betty Thomas Executive Producer
- Joseph M. Caracciolo Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Steve Greener Executive Producer
- Erwin Stoff Producer
- Jenno Topping Producer
- Jason Goldberg Producer
Camera · 9
- Karl Walter Lindenlaub Director of Photography
- Claudette Barius Still Photographer
- Loren Corl Key Grip
- Gregory Lundsgaard Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator
- Dino Parks "B" Camera Operator
- Thomas Lappin First Assistant "B" Camera
Editing · 3
- Paul Seydor Editor
- Mo Henry Negative Cutter
- Michael Hatzer Color Timer
Sound · 9
- John Murphy Original Music Composer
- Steven D. Williams Supervising Sound Editor
- Kevin O'Connell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Howard London ADR Mixer
- Greg P. Russell Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Other
- Richard Whitfield Music Editor
Art · 9
- Paul Peters Production Design
- Francine Byrne Art Department Coordinator
- Will Blount Property Master
- Gary Kosko Art Direction
- Kathryn Peters-Cardinale Set Decoration
- Bill Taliaferro Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 10
- Judy L. Ruskin Costume Design
- Laini Thompson Makeup Department Head
- Carme Tenuta Key Makeup Artist
- Vonda K. Morris Makeup Artist
- Carla Farmer Key Hair Stylist
- Winnie D. Brown Costume Supervisor
Lighting · 2
- Dan Riffel Chief Lighting Technician
- Raymond Gonzales Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 7
- Eddie L. Watkins Stunt Coordinator
- Chris Palermo Stunts
- Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks Choreographer
- Eugene Collier Stunts
- Kelly Kerby Special Effects Coordinator
- Carol McConnaughey Unit Publicist
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