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Father of the Bride

Play trailer 2:19 Poster for Father of the Bride PG 1991 1h 45m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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George Banks (Steve Martin) and his wife, Nina (Diane Keaton), are the proud parents of Annie (Kimberly Williams), but when she returns from studying abroad and announces that she's engaged, their whole world turns upside down, especially that of overprotective George. From meeting the in-laws to wedding plans with an over-the-top consultant (Martin Short) and his flamboyant assistant (B.D. Wong), it seems as if the troubles never end in this update of the classic Spencer Tracy comedy.
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Critics Consensus

While it doesn't quite hit the heights of the original, this remake of the 1950 classic is pleasantly enjoyable, thanks in large part to winning performances from Steve Martin and Martin Short.

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Henry Sheehan The Hollywood Reporter 12/20/2016
The film's sole dramatic preoccupations are with broad physical comedy and unrealistically offbeat characterizations; a few moments of nominal pathos are really just structural pauses in the joke series. Go to Full Review Richard Corliss TIME Magazine 05/23/2011
Neither the '90s nor the husband-wife team of Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer (they wrote the new version, she co-produced, he directed) can match the original film's grace or wit. Go to Full Review Empire Magazine 05/23/2011
3/5
The film does work, but not quite as well as the Hepburn-Tracy classic that it seeks to replace. Mildly amusing. Go to Full Review Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) Dec 18
3/5
A promising comedy which runs out of ideas. Go to Full Review Mike Davies Birmingham Post 04/13/2022
Despite the cliches, shameless sentimentality and rampant unsubtlety, it’s an engagingly enjoyable comedy tear-jerker. Go to Full Review Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) 11/27/2020
My favorite performance from Steve Martin especially the scene where he flips out over hot dogs Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Tonya C @RT44915467 Jul 10 Favorite comfort movie!! See more Mitchell S @Mitchstur Jun 6 It's one of those few movies that will make you laugh and cry, and inspire you to be your best self for the person you love. See more yNOT J. @yNOT2u May 24 I saw this movie when I was young, and absolutely love the values, compassion, and narration of what people view towards finance and happiness. See more Virginia G @RT08662834 May 21 The set was good, beautiful furniture. The acting was good, but the story itself wasn’t as good as the movie and it was. It was too cacophonous! I left with a headache See more Susie G @RT14798251 Apr 7 Not bad but not my favorite, like what the rating says... See more Carlos I @carlosFibarra Feb 17 While it’s admittedly a pretty by-the-numbers remake that hits every predictable beat of wedding-prep chaos, Father of the Bride remains an enduring feel-good classic thanks to its heart. The plot follows the standard "overprotective dad" blueprint, yet it avoids feeling stale because Steve Martin is super charming, as usual, balancing frantic physical comedy with genuine, tear-jerking sincerity. It’s a sugary, polished slice of 90s nostalgia that succeeds simply by letting its lead actor do what he does best. See more Read all reviews
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Charles Shyer

Director

Steve Martin

George Stanley Banks

Diane Keaton

Nina Banks

Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Annie Banks

Kieran Culkin

Matty Banks

George Newbern

Bryan MacKenzie

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Synopsis George Banks (Steve Martin) and his wife, Nina (Diane Keaton), are the proud parents of Annie (Kimberly Williams), but when she returns from studying abroad and announces that she's engaged, their whole world turns upside down, especially that of overprotective George. From meeting the in-laws to wedding plans with an over-the-top consultant (Martin Short) and his flamboyant assistant (B.D. Wong), it seems as if the troubles never end in this update of the classic Spencer Tracy comedy.
Director
Charles Shyer
Producer
Howard Rosenman, Nancy Meyers, Carol Baum
Screenwriter
Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer
Distributor
Touchstone Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Touchstone Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 20, 1991, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$89.1M
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Surround
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