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Meet the Patels
Directed by
Ravi Patel
,
Geeta Patel
PG
2015
88m
Documentary
,
Romance
,
and more
7.1
87%
76%
7.0
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An Indian-American man who is about to turn 30 gets help from his parents and extended family to start looking for a wife in the traditional Indian way.
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Cast of Meet the Patels
Ravi Patel
Self / Director / Writer / Editor
Geeta Patel
Self / Director / Writer / Producer / Director Of Photography / Editor
Champa V. Patel
Self
Vasant K. Patel
Self
Audrey Wauchope
Self
Matthew Hamachek
Writer / Editor
Billy McMillin
Writer / Editor
Janet Fries Eckholm
Producer
Meet the Patels Ratings & Reviews
Reel Talk Online
Candice Frederick
It's an authentic look at the sociology of dating that we just don't talk about enough -- especially among marginalized cultures. And that's something to champion in and of itself.
Arizona Republic
Barbara VanDenburgh
[A] charming, if completely obvious, documentary.
Seattle Times
Tom Keogh
Ultimately a touching, funny documentary about family and cultural forces putting pressure on a first-generation Indian-American man to do what should come naturally: find love and a life partner.
San Francisco Chronicle
David Lewis
We enjoy Ravi's search for suitable mates, and we like his family. In the end, they just want each other to be happy - and that's all that matters.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Cary Darling
Meet the Patels ends up being much more than a movie about a guy going out on dates. It's about shifting identities, parental expectations and trying to hold on to a life raft of tradition in a swirling sea of change. And it's pretty funny, too.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
Fascinatingly specific but universal as well.
Detroit News
Tom Long
It's a delight of a film, but it also examines problems of assimilation, culture clash, modern romance and the value (or prison) of tradition. Which is quite a bit of stuff for a movie that's just plain fun to watch.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Molly Eichel
Ravi is an affable guide through the world of Indian dating, and Champa and Vasant are adorable and hilarious.
Boston Globe
Peter Keough
The Patels' eclectic approach highlights their subject's gentle absurdities.
Washington Post
Jen Chaney
It's impossible not to care about the people on screen.
RogerEbert.com
Odie Henderson
These are universal subjects, so one does not have to be of Indian descent to appreciate "Meet the Patels." You'll either learn something new or nod your head with amused familiarity.
New York Times
Andy Webster
"Meet the Patels" is a tidy, easygoing documentary in which peripheral players prove more intriguing than its central focus.
Entertainment Weekly
Kevin P. Sullivan
A charming and moderately enlightening examination of what happens when an American-raised man recovering from a bad breakup attempts to find a wife through the kind of arranged marriage that has kept his parents blissful for decades.
New York Post
Kyle Smith
Only in the heartfelt closing minutes does the film cut any deeper than a tired episode of a sitcom about children of immigrants complaining about their hopelessly old-fashioned parents.
Chicago Reader
Ben Sachs
This contains some insightful (and sometimes funny) discussions about being a first-generation American torn between tradition and assimilation; less interesting are the scenes of Patel courting his prospective brides, which play like reality TV.
AV Club
Tasha Robinson
Meet The Patels is unquestionably navel-gazing, but the average navel is only so deep, and Ravi seems uncomfortable with his own.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
It turned one man's culturally specific journey into a lively and engaging universal story made with an unmistakable sense of fun.
New York Daily News
Jordan Hoffman
"Meet the Patels" is warm and loaded with laughs, and it might even create some intercultural understanding. If only all our relationship woes could be so worthwhile.
Village Voice
Abbey Bender
The film ends on a fairly predictable note, but the journey there is an unconventional one.
Slant Magazine
Elise Nakhnikian
In this picaresque documentary, the lightly comic musings of a likeable, somewhat nerdy Indian-American actor go surprisingly deep.
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