Tridsaťročná Toula (Nia Vardalos) je škaredým káčatkom rozvetvenej gréckej rodiny Portokalosovcov, žijúcich v Chicagu. Pracuje u rodičov v reštaurácii - a keďže veľmi nedbá o svoj vzhľad, žiaden muž, ktorý by „stál za hriech“, o ňu ani len okom nezavadí... Preto sa Toula jedného dňa rozhodne vziať život do vlastných rúk a vykročiť v ústrety svojmu šťastiu. Zo škaredého kačiatka sa vykľuje atraktívna mladá dáma, ktorá prestáva trpieť núdzou o nápadníkov. Jej vyvoleným sa stáva príťažlivý inteligentný Ian Miller (John Corbett), ktorý je však, žiaľ, „cudzinec“ (A ešte k tomu vegetarián!), čo sa ani náhodou nepozdáva Toulinej tradicionalistickej rodinke...
George a Nina Banksovci sú rodičmi krásnej Annie, ktorá je tesne pred svadbou. George je veľmi nervózny otec, ktorý sa nevie zmieriť so skutočnosťou, že jeho malé dievčatko už vyrástlo a stala sa z nej žena. Svojmu budúcemu zaťovi venuje mimoriadnu pozornosť a stavia sa k nemu samozrejme úplne odmietavo. Prípravy na svadobný deň sa však ukážu ako hotová nočná mora.
After his daughter persuades him to move into a new apartment, aged widower Fred strikes up a friendship with his eccentric 74-year-old neighbour Elsa, who convinces him it's never too late to keep enjoying life. Although he seemed resigned to a miserable bedridden existence, Fred embraces Elsa's youthful enthusiasm as she introduces him to the path of life and entertains him with outlandish stories about her past life. But when he discovers Elsa's terminally ill, Fred decides to accompany her on the trip of her dreams to the eternal city of Rome to help her fulfil a lifelong ambition.
At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. Can the old folks take matters into their own hands?
Following both the death of her father-in-law and a divorce, Jesse, a New Yorker, returns to a small town to live with her now widowed mother-in-law. Jesse struggles to fit in with the local townsfolk who don’t welcome her with open arms to say the least. Jesse becomes acquainted with the local pastor, her widowed brother-in-law, falling in love with him, much to the dismay of the community. Things get even more complicated when her ex-husband comes calling, suspiciously trying to win her back. Between her love life and entangled in-laws, Jesse is tested as she seeks the answer to where she truly belongs.
After a brief flash-forward to Frank Sinatra as an old man, saying "I miss my guys," the movie's main narrative begins during high points in the solo careers of the Rat Pack: Dean Martin has become a big success despite the breakup of his partnership with Jerry Lewis; Sinatra's career is at its peak; Sammy Davis, Jr., is making a comeback after a near fatal car crash, and standup comic Joey Bishop is gaining exposure as an opening act for the other three. The Pack becomes complete when Sinatra reconciles with actor Peter Lawford, who has been ostracized since being seen out publicly with Sinatra's ex-wife, Ava Gardner.
Nostalgic comic drama in which Cyril and Amos, two veterans of the Normandy landings, return to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy. They encounter Waldo, an American on a similar mission, and the meeting sparks memories of an old girlfriend from the past. With the mysterious American lady Lisa in their wake, Cyril and Waldo decide to try and track her down.
The Baroness de Courtebise presides over an association of mothers-in-law with grievances against their sons-in-law. Armed with her prerogatives, she forbids the marriage of her daughter-in-law to the mayor's nephew, especially as an inheritance is in doubt. The ladies kidnap, the men kidnap, the election campaign turns sour and the Baroness must capitulate. She takes revenge by falling into the mayor's arms.
Uuno's father-in-law councillor Tuura moves to the country with his wife and daughter Elisabeth. Uuno joins them when it turns out Tuura's mansion is on the construction site of a new road. Tuura however is set on preventing this.
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their son-in-law.