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Father of the Bride
1991
· Movie
· 105 min
C
MEANRANK
66/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3079
- IMDb #3162
- Google retired #1952
- Rotten Tomatoes #2292
- Metacritic #3159
- Letterboxd #2500
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2566
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2551
- Metacritic Critics #3362
- Metacritic Audience #2745
- Criticker #2696
- Kinopoisk #1579
- AlloCiné #3489
- Trakt #2687
Every rating
38–86
out of 100
A father is sent into a tailspin when his daughter returns from abroad and announces she is getting married. He is immediately overwhelmed by the cost and chaos of planning an extravagant wedding. He must grapple with his mixed emotions about losing his little girl while dealing with a flamboyant wedding planner and the groom's quirky family.
Details
- Director
- Charles Shyer
- Writers
- Charles Shyer, Nancy Meyers
- Based on
- Father of the Bride
- Released
- 20 December 1991
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Box office
- $129.0M
- Awards
- 1 win, 5 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Young Artist Awards 1993 | Best Young Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture | Kieran Culkin | Nominee |
| American Comedy Awards 1992 | Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Martin Short | Nominee |
| BMI Film & TV Awards 1992 | Film Music Award | Alan Silvestri | Winner |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1992 | Most Promising Actress | Kimberly Williams | Nominee |
| MTV Movie Awards 1992 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Kimberly Williams | Nominee |
| MTV Movie Awards 1992 | Best Comedic Performance | Steve Martin | Nominee |
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BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Music Award | Alan Silvestri | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Kimberly Williams | Nominee |
| Best Comedic Performance | Steve Martin | Nominee |
American Comedy Awards
1 nomination
| Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Martin Short | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Most Promising Actress | Kimberly Williams | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination
| Best Young Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture | Kieran Culkin | Nominee |