Meet the patels lifts the veil on the modern process of arranged marriage. Meet the patels 2015 movie moviefone movie theaters. Patel follows her brother, indianamerican actor ravi v. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people. Meet the patels 2015 stream and watch online moviefone. Patel is the writerdirector of the upcoming feature film mouse and also directed the reallife comedy meet the patels. Eventful movies is your source for uptodate meet the patels showtimes for local movie theaters. For this is the story of a man out to find a soulmate, and the film dramatically hinges on the outcome. But for meet the patels codirector and subject ravi patel, a firstgeneration american actor who was 29 when he and his filmmaker sister geeta first started shooting their home movie turnedcomicdocumentary, the name means a lot more. A laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams. Dec 14, 2015 meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams. Find out whats playing at your local movie theatre at canadas.
Meet the patels is a laughoutloud, reallife romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams. Now that the movie is hitting theaters nationwide, the patel family is ready to step into the bright. When actorcomedian ravi patel agreed to let his parents, vasant and champa, try to find him a wife according to the established traditions of their gujarati indian culture, he and his sister geeta decided to make a movie about the process. Meet the patels is a real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dream.
A real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican. Meet the patels isnt entirely married to its family. That would be ravi patel, a successful actor transformers. Sep 18, 2015 the best documentaries and the best movies and the best stories are fascinatingly specific but universal as well. Sep 09, 2015 meet the patels opens in select theaters on friday, september 11, and in coming weeks. Television actor ravi patel is the subject of this funny, touching documentary about searching for an indianamerican mate under the watchful eye of his. Meet the patels 2015 cast and crew filmmaker geeta v. This starts the first of many inmovie explanations to help those of us who arent.
Its a documentary that began as a home movie and ended up a warm and funny feature. Meet the patels trailer video independent lens pbs. Meet the patels is a real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a. Aug 30, 2015 ravi patel captures his search for a mate in the hilarious documentary meet the patels.
Each week, throughout our summer release, you will receive our meet the patels video diary. Harrison ford in the call of the wild, another look at cats and more read more. Financial analysis of meet the patels 2015 including budget, domestic and. Breakdown of 2020 movie delays, and when they will hit theaters. Sep 10, 2015 ravi patel went on a lot of dates some good, some bad, some really awful all while filming the documentary meet the patels, in theaters this friday. This hilarious and heartwarming film reveals how love is a family. Make it a date to meet the patels the seattle times. Meet the patels ends up being much more than a movie about a guy going out on dates. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. This story of a guy looking for love in many of the wrong places turns out to be one of the happiest surprises of the movie year. If you wanted to get married youd be married the title meet the patels seemed strange for a movie about an almostthirty year old indianamerican allowing his parents to commence the process of an arranged marriage for him over the course of a year. Meet the patels actor ravi patel gives us his best dating.
But for meet the patels codirector and subject ravi patel, a firstgeneration american actor. Meet the patels official trailer 2 2015 documentary hd. Love, life, marriage indian style in americaa documentary. This hilarious and heartwarming film reveals how love is a family affair. The film explores the expectations surrounding marriage in the patels firstgeneration indian immigrant family and in wider american society. Meet the patels critics consensus meet the patels works on multiple levels, offering an affably entertaining documentary about one man looking for love while posing thoughtful questions about. A lot has changed in just the matter of a generation, we learn from the movie. Mistress of evil 2019 ford v ferrari 2019 countdown 2019 playing with fire 2019 hustlers 2019 arctic dogs 2019 charlies angels 2000. The film was directed by ravi patel who also stars in the movie, and his sister geeta. Watch meet the patels trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Movie information, synopsis, and theater showtimes for meet the patels pg throughout the asheville, nc region. Meet the patels 2015 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Sep 11, 2015 the documentary meet the patels bills itself as a reallife romantic comedy.
This however, isnt your typical run of the mill product of the genre. Frank scheck the hollywood reporter meet the patels is home moviestyle filmmaking at its most boisterously entertaining. Dark fate 2019 joker 2019 doctor sleep 2019 midway 2019 last christmas 2019 maleficent. Filmed by ravis sister in what started as a family vacation video, the film.
Meet the patels is a tidy, easygoing documentary in which peripheral players prove more intriguing than its central focus. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud, reallife romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the. Meet the patels showtimes near toronto toronto movies. Star trek 4 beams up a new director, nicolas cage to play nicolas cage and more. Ravi patel captures his search for a mate in the hilarious. Rent meet the patels 2015 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Sign up for eventful s the reel buzz newsletter to get upcoming showtimes and theater information delivered right to your inbox. Sep 04, 2015 meet the patels is a romcom worth watching.
Meet the patels isnt entirely married to its family marriage. Meet ravi patel, a single 30yearold indian american actor whose parents pull out all the stops to find him a bride. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the. Jul 16, 2015 meet the patels will be in theaters september 11. Meet the patels pg playing at the following locations. Get the indie focus newsletter, mark olsens weekly guide to the world of cinema. Meet the patels works on multiple levels, offering an affably.
It embraces this notion by interspersing its subjects quest for love with clips from successful examples of the romcom genre. Lawrence toppman charlotte observer meet the patels is a funny, lightweight look at the weight of cultural traditions. Three and a half stars out of five a comedic documentary flick. Meet the patels bills itself as a reallife romantic comedy and its a scream and also moving and fascinating and an absolute delight. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle. Ravi patel is almost 30, an actor, and, worst of all to his traditional hindu parents, still unmarried. Find tickets, and follow the film on facebook and twitter. Help us get meet the patels into theaters this september by. As the movie goes to theaters, we will be touring around the country with mom and dad, staying at various patelowned motels, running in to friends you may recognize from other films, and riding around in cars while mom and dad give unsolicited opinions. Ravi patel went on a lot of dates some good, some bad, some really awful all while filming the documentary meet the patels, in theaters this friday. Get the latest showtimes for meet the patels and bypass the lines by buying movie tickets online. Meet the patels full film video independent lens pbs.
Find meet the patels showtimes for local movie theaters. Through and through, meet the patels is a lighthearted look at the biggest decision. As meet the patels develops, its not so much the differences but rather the similarities between us all. The children of a pair of immigrants from india have a bit more freedom than their parentsor at least the illusion of it.
Meet the patels synopsis meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams. Meet the patels 2015 financial information the numbers. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams. Lionsgate and kingdom story company will make i still believe available on vod today. Thanks to all the audiencelove, meet the patels made it to theaters. Within five minutes i knew i had found exactly my favorite kind of documentary. Its not often you hear the words worth watching after the words romcom, unless the word not is somewhere in there. The search for love is inherhent within all of us and our idea of what defines romance is all a matter of personal and cultural perspective. Meet the patels is a coproduction of 4b pictures llc and independent television service itvs with funding provided by the corporation for public broadcasting cpb. Local showtimes and cinemas now playing meet the patels near toronto.
Its about shifting identities, parental expectations and trying to hold on to a life raft of tradition in a. Patel, as he embarks on a quest to find a wife and make his family happy. Meet the patels discussion guide influence film club. Sep 10, 2015 meet the patels is the unlikeliest of success stories. Movie theaters are closed, but what happens when they reopen. This news comes as no surprise as theaters across the country.
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