What is the best Adam Sandler movie?

Between absurdist comedies, unexpected dramatic turns, and everything in between — Sandler's filmography is one of cinema's most surprising. Which one do you champion?

1

Happy Gilmore (1996)

A hockey player turned golf sensation who disrupts the PGA Tour with his slapstick style and 400-yard drives.

2

Billy Madison (1995)

An immature man-child repeats all 12 grades of school to inherit his father's hotel empire in this absurdist comedy.

3

The Wedding Singer (1998)

A charming romantic comedy set in the 1980s where a jilted wedding singer falls for a waitress engaged to the wrong man.

4

The Waterboy (1998)

A socially awkward waterboy discovers he's a ferocious tackler and becomes a college football star in this beloved comedy.

5

Big Daddy (1999)

A lazy slacker unexpectedly becomes the guardian of a five-year-old boy and grows up in the process.

6

Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

Paul Thomas Anderson's acclaimed dramatic turn starring Sandler as a socially awkward businessman who falls in love.

7

50 First Dates (2004)

A romantic comedy where a man falls for a woman with short-term memory loss, having to win her heart fresh every day.

8

Click (2006)

A workaholic architect receives a magical remote control that lets him fast-forward through life, with unexpectedly moving consequences.

9

You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)

An Israeli Mossad agent fakes his death to pursue his dream of becoming a hairdresser in New York City.

10

Grown Ups (2010)

Five childhood friends reunite at a lakehouse to celebrate the passing of their basketball coach with their families.

11

Uncut Gems (2019)

A dazzling thriller by the Safdie Brothers where Sandler plays a gambling-addicted jeweler juggling debts and dangerous bets.

12

Hustle (2022)

Sandler plays a basketball scout who discovers a diamond-in-the-rough Spanish player in this critically acclaimed sports drama.

13

Anger Management (2003)

A timid man is wrongly sentenced to an anger management program overseen by an eccentric therapist played by Jack Nicholson.