Meet the Parents is a 2000 American comedy film written by Greg Glienna and directed by Jay Roach of Austin Powers fame. Starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller, the film chronicles a series of unfortunate events that befall a good hearted but hapless male nurse while visiting his girlfriend's parents.

The film's initial budget of $55 million was earned back in eleven days and the film went on to become one of the highest grossing films of 2000, earning over $160 million from October 6 until December 31. The success of Meet the Parents inspired a 2004 sequel Meet the Fockers as well as a reality television show entitled Meet My Folks in 2002. In 2007, Universal Studios announced yet another sequel titled Little Fockers.

Distributed by Universal Studios and DreamWorks, Meet the Parents was well received by film critics and viewers alike, receiving mostly positive reviews from critics and earning the Favorite Comedy Motion Picture award at the 2001 People's Choice Awards.