Greg Focker je tako noro zaljubljen v svojo punco Pam Byrnes, da jo je pripravljen zasnubiti. Prepričan je, da se bo Pam z njim poročila le, če bo za njeno roko najprej zaprosil njenega avtoritativnega očeta Jacka, bivšega agenta Cie. Ko s Pam odpotujeta k njeni družini, se Greg sreča s številnimi težavami. Prav vse mu gre narobe, saj v Jackovih očeh nihče ni dovolj dober za njegovo hčerko. Greg se na vso moč trudi, da bi na bodočega tasta naredil dober vtis, vendar mu ne uspeva najbolje, katastrofam pa kar ni videti konca.
A Jewish male nurse plans to ask his live-in girl friend to marry him. However, he learns that her strict father expects to be asked for his daughter's hand before she can accept. Thus begins the visit from Hell as the two travel to meet Mom and Dad, who turns out to be former CIA with a lie detector in the basement. Coincidentally, a sister also has announced her wedding to a young doctor. Of course everything that can go wrong, does, including the disappearance of Dad's beloved Himalayan cat, Jinxie.