My Big Fat Greek Wedding

"Love is here to stay... so is her family."

2002 1h 35m EN

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6.5

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76%

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METACRITIC

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6.6

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 2,358🍅76%Rotten Tomatoes●62Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 150,238

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.

“Love is here to stay... so is her family.”

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Cast

Nia Vardalos
Fotoula 'Toula' Portokalos
John Corbett
Ian Miller
Lainie Kazan
Maria Portokalos
Michael Constantine
Kostas 'Gus' Portokalos
Andrea Martin
Aunt Voula
Joey Fatone
Angelo
Louis Mandylor
Nick Portokalos
Gia Carides
Nikki Portokalos

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joel Zwick
Writers: Nia Vardalos
Languages: Greek, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $369M — a 73.7× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Greek, English.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "My Big Fat Greek Wedding Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joel Zwick, shot by Jeffrey Jur. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chris Wilson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Editor Mia Goldman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Nia Vardalos and John Corbett and Lainie Kazan carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joel Zwick directs. Jeffrey Jur behind the camera. Chris Wilson scores. Mia Goldman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Greek, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Grossed $369M — a 73.7× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Greek, English.
4Part of the "My Big Fat Greek Wedding Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Joel Zwick, shot by Jeffrey Jur. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Chris Wilson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Mia Goldman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Nia Vardalos and John Corbett and Lainie Kazan carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Love is here to stay... so is her family.".
10IMDB entry: tt0259446 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 16 themes, including "parent child relationship", "culture clash", "midlife crisis", "greece".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jeffrey Jur
Original score: Chris Wilson
Editing: Mia Goldman
Production design: Gregory P. Keen
Costume design: Michael Clancy
Makeup / hair: Ann Brodie
Sound: Melissa Sherwood Hofmann
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Box office: $368,744,044
Return: 7375% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes: 76% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 62/100
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 150,238 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 20 wins & 29 nominations total

Part of

My Big Fat Greek Wedding Collection

My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a 2002 Canadian-American romantic comedy film written by and starring Nia Vardalos and directed by Joel Zwick. The sequel, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 was released on March 25, 2016. A third movie was released on October 12, 2023.

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r96sk2025-06-04
★ 7/10
<em>'My Big Fat Greek Wedding'</em> is, simply, good. I've known of this movie's title for as long as I can remember, though didn't know a single jot about anything else. Of course, the title is all you really need as you can connect the dots from there. It's chucklesome viewing, I liked it. Nia Vardalos is the star of the 90', but Michael Constantine puts in a standout performance as well. Lainie Kazan is the best of the rest. John Corbett's Ian character isn't fully fleshed out, I didn't hold as much interest as I feel like I should have; I'm already forgetting about him. A film with sequels titled numerically... noice! Hopefully I'll enjoy them as much as I did this original.

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