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"Some in-laws were made to be broken."

2005

1h 45m

6.0(1019 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

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.

Where to Watch

Stream

Netflix

Links & Resources

Social & External

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Regency Enterprises

3 Arts Entertainment

Tall Trees Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Bernie Mac

Bernie Mac

Percy Jones

Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher

Simon Green

Zoe Saldaña

Zoe Saldaña

Theresa Jones

Judith Scott

Judith Scott

Marilyn Jones

Hal Williams

Hal Williams

Howard Jones

Kellee Stewart

Kellee Stewart

Keisha Jones

Robert Curtis Brown

Robert Curtis Brown

Dante

RonReaco Lee

RonReaco Lee

Reggie

Paula Newsome

Paula Newsome

Darlene

Phil Reeves

Phil Reeves

Fred

Creative team

Directed by: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Written by: David Ronn
Peter Tolan
Produced by: Jason Goldberg
Jenno Topping

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