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  • The In-Laws
  • Opened May 23, 2003 | Runtime:1 hr. 38 min.
  • PG-13
    Language, Drug References, Action Violence and Suggestive Humor
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+. Read More
  • Dr. Jerry Peyser's (Albert Brooks) daughter, Melissa (Lindsay Sloane), is about to marry Mark Tobias (Ryan Reynolds). Things are going swimmingly until Jerry stumbles across some secret information: Mark's father, Steve (Michael Douglas), is a CIA Read More
  • Cast: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini, Nancy Dussault, Penny Peyser, Arlene Golonka
  • Director: Arthur Hiller
  • Genres: Spy Film, Action, Comedy, Domestic Comedy, Odd Couple Film

The In-Laws Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 80
    Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan

    Subtle it's not. Still, the film, directed by Andrew Fleming ("Dick"), gets...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    Relies on comic formula -- but does so with more than usual panache.

  • 70
    Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

    This is a movie that starts silly and just gets sillier -- at one point Candice...

  • 50
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Everything sly and low-key about The In-Laws, a 1979 comedy...is supersized and...

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