Guess Who

"Some in-laws were made to be broken."

Mar 25 2005 PG-13 1h 45m
Comedy, Romance

When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail – he's white.

Plot

Percy and Marilyn are renewing their vows for their anniversary, and their daughter Theresa brings her boyfriend Simon for them to meet. Unbeknownst to her parents, the kids plan to announce their engagement during the weekend. The Jones family is Black; Theresa neglects to tell them Simon is White. Race complicates Percy's general mistrust of any boyfriend, so he instigates an investigation of Simon, discovering he's recently lost his job and hasn't told Theresa. Mistrust rears its ugly head, and in the process of Theresa and Simon's argument, Marilyn and Percy fall out. What can the men do to cross the divide between each other and between men and women? Will anyone be exchanging vows?

Written by

William Rose, David Ronn, Jay Scherick

Directed by

Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Tall Trees Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, Regency Enterprises, Columbia Pictures

Languages

Français, Português, Polski, English

Awards

16 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
48,107
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
49
Popularity
NA