Monster-in-Law

"This relationship is going to be a real mother."

May 13 2005 PG-13 1h 41m
Comedy, Romance

Office temp Charlotte Cantilini thinks she's found Mr. Right when she starts dating gorgeous surgeon Dr. Kevin Fields. But there's a problem standing in the way of everlasting bliss: Kevin's overbearing and controlling mother, Viola. Fearing she'll lose her son's affections forever, Viola decides to break up the happy couple by becoming the world's worst mother-in-law.

Official Trailer
Plot

After years of looking for Mr. Right, Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini finally finds the man of her dreams, Kevin Fields, only to discover that his mother, Viola, is the woman of her nightmares. A recently fired news anchor who is afraid she will lose her son the way she has just lost her career, Viola determines to scare off her son's new fiancé by becoming the world's worst mother-in-law. While Viola's long-time assistant Ruby does her best to help Viola execute her crazy schemes, Charlie decides to fight back and the gloves come off as the two women battle it out to see just who is the alpha-female.

Written by

Anya Kochoff

Directed by

Robert Luketic

Cast

Jennifer Lopez, Michael Vartan, Jane Fonda

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany, United States of America

Production Companies

Spring Creek Productions, BenderSpink, New Line Cinema, Kumar Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. Projekt Nr. 1 KG

Languages

Português, English

Awards

1 win & 10 nominations total

Trailers
MONSTER-IN-LAW (2005) - Official Movie Trailer
Monster-In-Law - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
68,097
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
31
Popularity
NA