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

2002

1h 35m

6.5(2345 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

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.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Christina Eleusiniotis

Toula Portokalos - Age 6

Marita Zouravlioff

Toula Portokalos - Age 12

Creative team

Directed by: Joel Zwick
Written by: Nia Vardalos
Produced by: Tom Hanks
Gary Goetzman

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