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Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin ... see more see more... , Joey Fatone , Gia Carides , Louis Mandylor , Bess Meisler , Fiona Reid , Bruce Gray , Ian Gomez , Jayne Eastwood , Gale Garnett , Gerry Mendicino , Marla Vacratsis , John Kalangis , Christina Eleusiniotis , Kaylee Vieira , Marita Zouravlioff , Sarah Osman , Petra Wildgoose , Melissa Todd , Stavroula Logothettis , Constantine Tsapralis , Frank Falcone , Eugene Martel , Joe Persechini , Peter Xynnis , Anthony Kandiotis , Nick Kutsukos , Peter Tharos , Chrissy Paraskevopoulos , Kathryn Haggis , Charlene Bitzas , Chris Savides , Constantine Vardalos , Scott Khouri , John Tsifliklis , Peter Chalkiopoulos , Peter Gogos , Spiro Milankou , Victor Politis , Jim Rouvas , Arielle Sugarman

One woman's rocky road to the altar gets played for laughs in this comedy, adapted from the one-woman off-Broadway show written by and starring Nia Vardalos. Toula (Vardalos) is a Greek-American woman... read more read more... who is in her early thirties and single, with no immediate prospects of changing that status any time soon. This bothers Toula a bit, but not half as much as it distresses her mother (Lainie Kazan) and father (Michael Constantine), who want to send her to Greece in hopes of finding a husband in the old country. Toula isn't interested in leaving the country to find a man, but since she works in the family business -- a Greek restaurant in Chicago called Dancing Zorba's -- she has to hear about it whether she likes it or not. One day, after seeing a handsome stranger in the restaurant and not having the courage to talk to him, Toula decides she needs a bit of self-improvement. Despite her dad's misgivings, Toula signs up for a night-school class studying computers, trades in her glasses for contact lenses, gets a different job at a travel agency, and spruces herself up with a new look and a new attitude. To her very pleasant surprise, she once again encounters the handsome stranger, who soon asks her out on a date. Schoolteacher Ian Miller (John Corbett) is seemingly perfect -- he's tall, handsome, smart, good-natured, and soon in love with Toula -- except for two little things: he's not Greek, and he's a vegetarian, both of which horrify Toula's family. When Ian pops the question (and Toula says yes), the bride-to-be has to negotiate a reasonably peaceful meeting between Ian's upper-class parents and her own working-class extended family. There's also the matter of the wedding, which Toula's mother is planning around the notion that quantity IS quality. My Big Fat Greek Wedding also features Ian Gomez (Vardalos' real-life husband), Louis Mandylor, Andrea Martin, and Joey Fatone (from the pop group *NSYNC). Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson helped produce the film through the auspices of their production company, Playtone. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Joel Zwick

Release Date: April 19, 2002

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DVD Release Date: February 11, 2003

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  • spielberg00
    February 25, 2012
    spielberg00
    If you've seen a wedding movie, regardless of whether it is a comedy, a drama, or something else, you've seen MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING. I could give away the ending, to refresh the memories of those who saw it when it came out ten years ago, but it's so predictable; take an hones... read moret guess and you'll probably be right on. The same goes with all the humor here: unoriginal and thoroughly predictable. I'll give credit to the Windex joke for its initial sense of originality, but it occurs in dialogue so pervasively that it seems to lose its spark almost instantly. Highly overappreciated; a true letdown.
  • murphmann93
    June 24, 2011
    murphmann93
    Really funny!
  • theunknownhobo
    November 16, 2010
    theunknownhobo
    As a Greek person this movie was only partially accurate and therefore irritates me.
  • movieguru12
    October 25, 2010
    movieguru12
    An adorable romantic comedy starring Nia Vardalos & John Corbett about a 30 year old woman that helps her family run their family restaurant, Dancing Zorba's. Toula (Vardalos) is expected to get married to a greek man & run the restaurant until she dies. Then one day she meets Ia... read moren Miller (Corbett) who she decides to change the way she looks for him. Then she meets him again when she works at a Travel Agency. They go on a couple dates & they fall in love :) Her family of course doesn't approve because Ian is not Greek. So she has to sneak around with him for a while until Toula's family decides to have Ian baptized. Even more hilarious antics ensue when Ian's family meets Toula's family. This is an heart warming tale of true love & the family who you love at the end of the day no matter how crazy they are :)
  • erika250
    July 29, 2010
    erika250
    did not understand it
  • thmtsang
    June 19, 2010
    thmtsang
    Rom com about a geeky Greek girl who lives at home with her family. They are proud Greeks, big, loud and love food. Toula meets a non Greek guy and he tries to fit in. Funny and touching.
  • fb733768972
    January 29, 2010
    fb733768972
    It was funny at times, but gets dull after a while!
  • ythelastman89
    November 20, 2009
    ythelastman89
    A horribly corny and over the top sob story about a pathetic girl turning into a Cinderella type. The entire cast was annoying and almost intolerable, not funny by any means. The fact that this made as much money as it did is extremely alarming.
  • SirPant
    September 22, 2009
    SirPant
    Wow, look how different our cultures are! Yawn.
  • TomBowler
    July 31, 2009
    TomBowler
    meh

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Critic Reviews

Joshua Rothkopf
April 4, 2012
Joshua Rothkopf, Chicago Reader

Second City alum Nia Vardalos stars in this ethnic comedy, which she also wrote -- an ambitious way to break into a leading role; too bad the results are insubstantial. Full Review

Peter Howell
August 16, 2002
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

You don't have to be Greek to enjoy My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and that's precisely the point of it. Full Review

Rick Groen
August 16, 2002
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a very slim movie that succeeds on its own modest terms without pretense or apology. No wonder it's easy to like. Full Review

James Berardinelli
July 25, 2002
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

The movie is consistently funny without ever going over the top -- a rarity in movies. Full Review

Loren King
July 20, 2002
Loren King, Chicago Tribune

The reliability of the genre doesn't excuse predictable jokes, pat fiascoes and so many stereotypes that one is tempted to alert the Greek anti-defamation league. Full Review

Claudia Puig
July 19, 2002
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Wedding feels a bit anachronistic. Still, not every low-budget movie must be quirky or bleak, and a happy ending is no cinematic sin. Full Review

Andrew Sarris
July 11, 2002
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

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. Full Review

Charles Taylor
June 28, 2002
Charles Taylor, Salon.com

With tiny little jokes and nary an original idea, this sappy ethnic sleeper proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool. Full Review

Desson Thomson
May 10, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

There is so much goodwill here, you are charmed as much as tickled into laughing.

Eric Harrison
May 10, 2002
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle

Despite its flaws, the movie leaves you feeling good, which is about all it aspires to. Full Review

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    • Aunt Voula: Yes, inside the lump... was my twin!
    • Maria: So, Voula. How is business?
    • Aunt Voula: Oh, woe to me. Business is bad.
    • Aunt Voula: What do you mean he don't eat no meat? [the entire room stops, in shock]
    • Gus: Didn't I say it's a mistake, to educate women? But nobody listened to me.
    • Gus: There are two kinds of people. Greeks, and everyone else who wish they was Greek.
    • Maria: Let me tell you something, Toula. The man is the head, but the woman is the neck. And she can turn the head any way she wants.
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