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NUMBERS
Box Office: $241,250,669
VHS Rentals: $24,640,000
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CONSENSUS
Though it sometimes feels like a television sitcom, My Big Fat Greek Wedding is good-hearted and lovable.
CAST & CREW
Nia Vardalos, Louis Mandylor, Gia Carides
Directed by Joel Zwick
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SYNOPSIS
“Nice Greek girls are expected to do three things: Marry Greek boys, make Greek babies and feed everyone until the day we die.” Toula Portokalos Everyone in the Portokalos family worries about Toula (NIA VARDALOS). Still unmarried at 30-years-old, she works at Dancing Zorba’s, the Greek restaurant owned by her parents, Gus (MICHAEL CONSTANTINE) and Maria (LAINIE KAZAN) and smells like garlic bread. more...
MPAA RATING
PG, sensuality and language
RUNTIME
1 hour, 35 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Apr 19, 2002
Video: Feb 11, 2003
RELEASE COMPANY
IFC Films
GENRE
Comedies, Family Interaction, Romance, Weddings
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official My Big Fat Greek Wedding Site
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SOUNDTRACK REVIEWS
PARENTS EVALUATION
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TRAILER & MEDIA
PHOTOS
NEWS ARTICLES
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 "Tres Greek writer and star Nia Vardalos has crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script."
-- Gregory Weinkauf, NEW TIMES
"We can see the wheels turning, and we might resent it sometimes, but this is still a nice little picture, made by bright and friendly souls with a lot of good cheer."
-- Ian Waldron-Mantgani, UK CRITIC
"It's a sweet, laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser that lifts your spirits as well as the corners of your mouth."
-- Phil Villarreal, ARIZONA DAILY STAR
"What sets this romantic comedy apart from most Hollywood romantic comedies is its low-key way of tackling what seems like done-to-death material."
-- Jeff Vice, DESERET NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY
"My Big Fat Greek Wedding uses stereotypes in a delightful blend of sweet romance and lovingly dished out humor."
-- Joshua Tyler, FILM HOBBIT
"If you come from a family that eats, meddles, argues, laughs, kibbitzes and fights together, then go see this delightful comedy."
-- Michael Szymanski, ZAP2IT.COM
"One of the funniest, most joyous comedies to come along since the Greeks invented comedy."
-- Eric D. Snider, ERICDSNIDER.COM
 "This romantic/comedy asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in."
-- Dennis Schwartz, OZUS' WORLD MOVIE REVIEWS
"My Big Fat Greek Wedding is not only the best date movie of the year, it's also a -- dare I say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally American, I might add -- slice of comedic bliss."
-- Marc Savlov, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
"This will have all non-Greeks in the audience wishing they could lay claim to some Mediterranean heritage."
-- Jamie Russell, BBCI FILMS
"This is a very funny, heartwarming film. It has fun with the quirks of family life, but it also treats the subject with fondness and respect."
-- Robert Roten, LARAMIE MOVIE SCOPE
"Almost everyone growing up believes their family must look like "The Addams Family" to everyone looking in... "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" comes from the heart..."
-- Kevin A. Ranson, MOVIECRYPT.COM
". It’s a testament to the film’s considerable charm that it succeeds in entertaining, despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries. There’s a sheer unbridled delight in the way the story unfurls..."
-- Joel Quenby, MOVIESEER.COM
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"Twist open the Ouzo! It’s time to let your hair down – Greek style. A vibrant whirlwind of love, family and all that goes with it, My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a non-stop funny feast of warmth, colour and cringe."
-- Urban Cinefile Critics, URBAN CINEFILE
"A film of pure delight from beginning to end."
-- Betty Jo Tucker, REELTALK MOVIE REVIEWS
"An alternately raucous and sappy ethnic sitcom...you'd be wise to send your regrets."
-- Frank Swietek, ONE GUY'S OPINION
"...begins on a high note and sustains it beautifully."
-- Christopher Smith, BANGOR DAILY NEWS (MAINE)
"My Big Fat Greek Wedding is that rare animal known as 'a perfect family film,' because it's about family."
-- Anita Schmaltz, ORLANDO WEEKLY
"Even if you can't pronounce "gyro" correctly, you'll appreciate much of Vardalos' humor, which transcends ethnic boundaries."
-- James Sanford, KALAMAZOO GAZETTE
"It has charm to spare, and unlike many romantic comedies, it does not alienate either gender in the audience."
-- Craig Roush, KINNOPIO'S MOVIE REVIEWS
"An entertaining and good-spirited romance that celebrates the marvelous possibilities of life. Don't be surprised if you find yourself dancing out of the theater."
-- Steve Rhodes, STEVE RHODES' INTERNET REVIEWS
"Moderadamente divertida, se gana verla, al menos en video, quizá con pitas en vez de pizzas.."
-- Alex Ramirez, CINENGANOS
"The actors...bring out an attractive, warmhearted simplicity in each character. Above all, they portray a close, loving family, the film's ultimate and lasting virtue."
-- John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN.COM
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FRESH 72%
Avg. Rating: 6.3/10 |
"Delivers a sugar rush without the calories."
-- Megan Turner, NEW YORK POST
"Like Vardalos and Corbett, who play their roles with vibrant charm, the film, directed by Joel Zwick, is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you can't fake."
-- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
"With tiny little jokes and nary an original idea, this sappy ethnic sleeper proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool."
-- Charles Taylor, SALON.COM
"Sluggishly directed by episodic TV veteran Joe Zwick, it's a sitcom without the snap-crackle."
-- Jane Sumner, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"The beauty of the piece is that it counts heart as important as humor."
-- Susan Stark, DETROIT NEWS
"A movie that's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it depicts."
-- Gene Seymour, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"As a witness to several Greek-American weddings -- but, happily, a victim of none -- I can testify to the comparative accuracy of Ms. Vardalos' memories and insights."
-- Andrew Sarris, NEW YORK OBSERVER
"While this modest film certainly isn't the equal of Monsoon Wedding in humor, insight or character development, it is fun."
-- Steven Rosen, DENVER POST
"A fun ride."
-- Richard Roeper, EBERT & ROEPER
"Wedding feels a bit anachronistic. Still, not every low-budget movie must be quirky or bleak, and a happy ending is no cinematic sin."
-- Claudia Puig, USA TODAY
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"Exactly what its title implies: lusty, boisterous and utterly charming."
-- Jonathan R. Perry, TYLER MORNING TELEGRAPH (TEXAS)
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