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05/01/2022

We won’t deny the cringeworthiness of some of the gags in this one, but Winona Ryder’s sweet and sassy Babe Bennett balances out Sandler’s goofy Longfellow Deeds to bring up some wholehearted belly laughs. The caricatures of characters on the sidelines induce eye-rolls and chuckles at the same time.

05/01/2022

As most half-decent comedies do, this one starts with a misunderstanding. It lands a regular guy in the office of Jack Nicholson’s Dr. Buddy Rydell, a therapist of questionable ethics and methods to overcome an anger problem he doesn’t have, until of course his entire life is thrown out of balance.

05/01/2022

To give credit where it’s due, this film tried to do something for marriage equality, but the stereotypical jokes are more misses than hits. Kevin James and Sandler are firefighters and buddies who partner up to cheat the system, and Jessica Biel wears tight skirts. Ugh.

05/01/2022

The Wedding Singer duo make magic again—or something sort of like it—in this unpretentious charmer. He’s a hit-and-quit type; she can’t remember a thing come breakfast. His daily attempts to make her fall in love and recover from amnesia are alternatingly sweet and nauseating, which is pretty typical of Sandler’s slapstick.

05/01/2022

Five old friends reunite over the death of their former coach and realize how much a few decades can change things. Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, David Spade and Rob Schneider flounder on the performance front, but nostalgia and good ol’ bad humor rank high regardless.

05/01/2022

The funnyman shows off a different side in this comedy-drama-thriller. Business owner Barry Egan still doesn’t have much to be happy about in life, which his seven sisters never let him forget. Things almost start to look up when a new woman gets his attention, but another newcomer to Barry’s life threatens everything.

05/01/2022

The language barrier isn’t the only challenge on the way to the funny in this one, directed by James L. Brooks—Sandler plays chef John Clasky, who wins himself a bit of fame and a chunk of change thanks to his top-notch cooking chops. His new housekeeper is Mexican immigrant Flor (Paz Vega), who moves in with the Claskys with her daughter in tow.

05/01/2022

Judd Apatow’s writing and direction took this decidedly somber flick from possible disaster to heart-tugging and poignant, and we love him for it. His wife, Leslie Mann, joins Seth Rogen and Sandler in unexpectedly well-executed, semi-serious leading roles that manage to merge the Big C and endless funnies.

05/01/2022

You know this Sandler movie as the one that made your boyfriend tear up, even though he totally denies it now. The genius of Christopher Walken aside, this film unexpectedly pulls at the heartstrings and simultaneously has you counting your blessings and wishing for that remote to be real—and in your hand.

05/01/2022

Before we loved her as Claire Dunphy on Modern Family, Julie Bowen was PR pro Virginia Venit in Sandler’s hilarious sports comedy about aspiring ice hockey player turned accidental golfer. The fight between Sandler and Bob Barker (as himself) won the flick an MTV Movie Award. (It’s not an Oscar, but still.)

Great Adam Sandler movies (they do exist!) include raunchy comedies, surprisingly touching dramas and cult classics with hilariously catchy songs