Meeting your significant other’s parents can be a pleasant occasion, but in movies, it can be a scary and stressful time and often leads to hilarious hijinks for audiences viewing pleasure. On Friday, July 7, Netflix released The Out–Laws, a new original film starring Adam Devine, Nina Dobrev, Ellen Barkin, Pierce Brosnan, Julie Hagerty, Richard Kind, Michael Rooker, Poorna Jagannathan, Lil Rel Howery, Blake Anderson, Lauren Lapkus, and Laci Mosley.
The Out–Laws follows Owen Browning (Devine), a straight-laced bank manager about to marry the love of his life, Parker McDermott (Dobrev). On the week of their wedding Owen’s bank is robbed by the infamous Ghost Bandits, who Owen believes are his future in-laws, Billy and Lilly McDermott (Brosnan and Barkin).
You’ll have to watch The Out–Laws for yourself to see how this story plays out, and after you do here are 9 other movies you can stream centering around meeting the in-laws.
Guess Who (2005)
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Bernie Mac, Zoe Saldaña, Judith Scott, Hal Williams, Kellee Stewart, Robert Curtis Brown, RonReaco Lee, Paula Newsome
Synopsis: “A young woman, Theresa, brings her boyfriend, Simon, home to meet her parents and surprise them with the news of their engagement. Another surprise: Simon is white.”
Where to watch: Prime Video, Tubi
Happiest Season (2020)
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber, Alison Brie, Mary Holland, Dan Levy, Aubrey Plaza, Jake McDorman, Ana Gasteyer, Sarayu Blue, Burl Moseley, Michelle Buteau
Synopsis: “A holiday romantic comedy that captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family’s acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin Christmas.”
Where to watch: Hulu
Meet the Parents (2000)
Cast: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Nicole DeHuff, Jon Abrahams, Owen Wilson, James Rebhorn
Synopsis: “Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend’s parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date’s worst nightmare.”
Where to watch: Bravo Now, Peacock
Monster-in-Law (2005)
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Michael Vartan, Jane Fonda, Wanda Sykes, Adam Scott, Monet Mazur, Elaine Stritch, Annie Parisse, Will Arnett
Synopsis: “The love life of Charlotte is reduced to an endless string of disastrous blind dates, until she meets the perfect man, Kevin. Unfortunately, his merciless mother will do anything to destroy their relationship.”
Where to watch: Prime Video
Peeples (2013)
Cast: Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier, S. Epatha Merkerson, Tyler James Williams, Melvin Van Peebles, Diahann Carroll, Kali Hawk, Malcolm Barrett
Synopsis: “Sparks fly when Wade Walker crashes the Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons to ask for their precious daughter Grace’s hand in marriage.”
Where to watch: Prime Video
Ready or Not (2019)
Cast: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell, Melanie Scrofano, Kristian Bruun, Elyse Levesque, Nicky Guadagni
Synopsis: “A bride’s wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.”
Where to watch: Disney+, Prime Video
Shotgun Wedding (2022)
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel, Lenny Kravitz, Jennifer Coolidge, Sonia Braga, Cheech Marin, Steve Coulter, D’Arcy Carden, Callie Hernandez
Synopsis: “Darcy and Tom gather their families for the ultimate destination wedding but when the entire wedding party is taken hostage the bride and groom must save their loved ones–if they don’t kill each other first.”
Where to watch: Prime Video
Why Him? (2016)
Cast: Zoey Deutch, James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Megan Mullally, Keegan-Michael Key, Casey Wilson, Andrew Rannells, Adam Devine, Griffin Gluck, Cedric The Entertainer, Zack Pearlman, Jee Young Han, Mary Pat Gleason, Kaley Cuoco
Synopsis: “A holiday gathering threatens to go off the rails when Ned Fleming realizes that his daughter’s Silicon Valley millionaire boyfriend is about to pop the question.”
Where to watch: Disney+, Prime Video
You People (2023)
Cast: Jonah Hill, Lauren London, Eddie Murphy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kenya Barris, Molly Gordon, Nia Long, Travis Bennett, David Duchovny, Sam Jay, Andrew Schulz, Rhea Perlman, Matt Walsh, Mike Epps, Elliott Gould, Dean Cole
Synopsis: “Follows a new couple and their families, who find themselves examining modern love and family dynamics amidst clashing cultures, societal expectations and generational differences.”
Where to watch: Netflix
The Out–Laws is streaming on Netflix.
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