SummaryWhen prospective fathers-in-law Steve Tobias (Douglas) and Jerry Peyser (Brooks) meet for the first time to celebrate their children's upcoming marriage, the cake hits the fan. (Warner Bros.)
Directed By:Andrew Fleming
Written By:Andrew Bergman, Nat Mauldin, Ed Solomon
The In-Laws
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46
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6.7
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Douglas brings a hilarious kind of Gordon Gekko assurance to his character, and Brooks' long-suffering, naggy persona -- which hasn't had a showcase this strong since "Lost in America" -- sparks off it like Hope with Crosby.
70
This is a movie that starts silly and just gets sillier -- at one point Candice Bergen shows up with a Buddhist monk -- but its laughs are sweet-natured, and Heaven knows the lead players earn every one.
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6.7
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Dec 25, 2024
10
One of the better underrated comedies with a top cast! Genius and laughter guaranteed.
Sep 13, 2020
8
This is for the original '79 version: Alan Arkin and Peter Falk make a neat team as a Dentist and a CIA agent in this crazy comedy of a miss-matched pair in a series of desperate situations. Whether in NY City or a foreign dictator’s war-torn desert nation they are constantly in peril and uproarious danger. Many funny lines and crazy characters make this a fast-moving romp from start to finish. Dialogue is slightly rough at the start but settles down to concentrate on the fun situations as it moves along. Will please fans of the two stars and features a very funny turn by Richard Libertini (that has to be seen!) as a crazy general.
50
Tolerably tepid.
50
This In-Laws isn't a disaster, it's just not very good.
50
Big, bloated and only intermittently amusing.
40
Perhaps the oddest thing about The In-Laws is that it's aimed at an audience old enough to remember not only the original, but also how much funnier it seemed at the time.
10
A walking-talking affront to every middle-class middle-ager it intends to sucker, this remake of the 1979 accidental-classic screwball hits every wrong note and trips on every chair leg.
Aug 28, 2014
6
To call The In-Laws unfunny and mediocre would be a lie. Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks are genius together. It may often be over the top, but it's satisfying and hilarious.
Aug 22, 2016
5
An action-comedy is a difficult thing to get right and this movie doesn't make it, but it's a tongue-in-cheek romp and both Michael Douglas and Ryan Reynolds are up for that, so there's enough fun to be had to keep watching to the end. Then you'll barely remember even having watched it, so if you need to pass time for an hour or so you could do worse. David Suchet as the villain made me cringe.
Production Company:
- Franchise Pictures
- Gerber Pictures
- Furthur Films
- MHF Erste Academy Film GmbH & Co. Produktions KG
- Epsilon Motion Pictures
- Glen Films
Release Date:May 23, 2003
Duration:1 h 38 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:The cake is going to hit the fan
