A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.
Directed by Joel Zwick
parent child relationship
culture clash
midlife crisis
greece
bad mother-in-law
mother-in-law
restaurant
parents-in-law
bad father-in-law
son-in-law
father-in-law
patriarch
greek
wedding
family
xenophobia
Rank
#59 in 2002·#3669 overall
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Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
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Cast
Nia Vardalos
Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos
John Corbett
Ian Miller
Lainie Kazan
Maria Portokalos
Michael Constantine
Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
Andrea Martin
Aunt Voula
Joey Fatone
Angelo
Louis Mandylor
Nick Portokalos
Gia Carides
Nikki Portokalos
Gerry Mendicino
Uncle Taki
Bess Meisler
Yiayia
Jayne Eastwood
Mrs. White
Fiona Reid
Harriet Miller
Crew
Joel Zwick
Director
Nia Vardalos
Writer
Jeffrey Jur
Director of Photography
Gary Goetzman
Producer
Tom Hanks
Producer
Rita Wilson
Producer
Paul Brooks
Executive Producer
John Nelles
Dialogue Coach
Popular Reviews
1637 reviews
RUE
10.0★ · 11/13/25
"I've never seen my sister this happy, Ian. If you hurt her, I'll kill you and make it look like an accident."
MY GOD WHY I ALWAYS ONLY WATCHED THE 2ND PART AND NEVER THE OG THIS IS JUST😭😭😭😭😭😭
"We all different, but in the end, we all fruit"
"I've never seen my sister this happy, Ian. If you hurt her, I'll kill you and make it look like an accident."
MY GOD WHY I ALWAYS ONLY WATCHED THE 2ND PART AND NEVER THE OG THIS IS JUST😭😭😭😭😭😭
"We all different, but in the end, we all fruit"
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Alex Coulombe
8.0★ · 04/03/25
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Bia
9.0★ · 08/03/24
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Bia
7.0★ · 08/03/24
Did you know greeks created the most financially successful romcom ever??
Did you know greeks created the most financially successful romcom ever??
