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Birthdate: September 9, 1966

Adam Sandler

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All-time

of 196,423

311
All-time Actor

of 38,412

182
Decades
- 1980s
  
  of 44,733
  
  44,477
- 1990s
  
  of 71,584
  
  1,012
- 2000s
  
  of 82,682
  
  247
Genres
- Action
  
  of 41,607
  
  2,571
- Adventure
  
  of 25,528
  
  5,053
- Comedy
  
  of 84,814
  
  205
- Crime
  
  of 34,304
  
  7,242
- Documentary
  
  of 9,403
  
  6,334
- Drama
  
  of 107,138
  
  1,453
- Fantasy
  
  of 17,834
  
  1,168
- Music
  
  of 9,326
  
  435
- Romance
  
  of 37,234
  
  78
- Scifi
  
  of 24,983
  
  11,816
- Sports
  
  of 9,435
  
  189
- Teen
  
  of 8,454
  
  21

CAREER SPAN

Decade

Movie Score

# Movies

1980s

0.0001

1990s

2.4492

2000s

2.7623

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.

Overall Actor Score: Adam Sandler is ranked overall as 2.7678 of of 4 stars

2.7678

Adam Sandler Movie Rankings

Adam Sandler starring in Punch-Drunk Love

Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

3.0326

Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) is a small business owner with seven sisters whose abuse has kept him alone and unable to fall in love. When a harmonium and a mysterious woman (Emily Watson) enter his life, his romantic journey begins. ...more about Punch-Drunk Love

Actor Awards

Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

DVD from $9.56

(10 sellers)

Reign Over Me (2007)

2.7943

Five years after 9/11, former college roommates Charlie and Alan, incidentally run into each other on a street corner. Charlie is trying to put his life back together after his family is killed in the terrorist attacks and Charlie is struggling to blend work and family. ...more about Reign Over Me

DVD from $7.95

(16 sellers)

Wedding Singer, The (1998)

2.7912

Wedding singer Robbie Hart (Sandler) is left at the alter by his fiancee Linda. Robbie falls in love with friend Julia (Barrymore) as she helps him mend a broken heart. Unfortuantally, Julia is engaged to someone else. ...more about Wedding Singer

Actor Awards

American Comedy Awards, USA - Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Actor - Comedy
Kids' Choice Awards, USA - Favorite Movie Actor

DVD from $6.99

(12 sellers)

Spanglish (2004)

2.7461

To provide a better life for her daughter, Flor applies to be a housekeeper. The Claskys are an eccentric, but nice family that takes her and her daughter in as one of there own, much to Flor’s dislike. ...more about Spanglish

DVD from $3.95

(14 sellers)

Click (2006)

2.6662

A workaholic architect, who has been overlooking his family in favor of his career, comes across a universal remote that allows him to perform TiVo-like functions on his life, such as pausing events or fast-forwarding over them. ...more about Click

Actor Awards

Teen Choice Awards - Movies - Choice Actor: Comedy

DVD from $5.63

(14 sellers)

50 First Dates (2004)

2.6572

Henry Roth (Sandler) is a veterinarian living in Hawaii who enjoys the company of vacationing women. He leaves the playboy life behind after he falls for Lucy (Barrymore), who suffers from short-term memory loss. ...more about 50 First Dates

Actor Awards

Kids' Choice Awards, USA - Favorite Movie Actor
Teen Choice Awards - Choice Movie Actor - Comedy

DVD from $3.95

(16 sellers)

Anger Management (2003)

2.5746

After a misunderstanding aboard an airplane that escalates out of control, the mild-mannered Dave Buznik is ordered by Judge Daniels to attend anger management sessions run by Doctor Buddy Rydell, which are filled with highly eccentric and volatile men ...more about Anger Management

Actor Awards

Teen Choice Awards - Choice Movie Actor - Comedy

DVD from $3.95

(13 sellers)

Happy Gilmore (1996)

2.4896

A Hockey player wannabe finds out that he has the most powerful golf drive in history. He joins the P.G.A. tour to make some money to save grandma's house. The downside is that his hocky player mentality doesn't really go on the P.G.A. tour. ...more about Happy Gilmore

Actor Awards

Razzie Awards - Worst Actor

DVD from $6.99

(14 sellers)

Longest Yard, The (2005)

2.4334

Paul "Wrecking" Crewe was a revered football superstar back in his day, but that time has since faded. ...more about Longest Yard

Actor Awards

Teen Choice Awards - Choice Movie Actor: Comedy

DVD from $5.00

(15 sellers)

Waterboy, The (1998)

2.4332

Adam Sandler is the lowly water boy for a college football team, until the coach (Henry Winkler) discovers his amazing talent for tackling people much bigger than him. He signs the Water Boy as the new star player. ...more about Waterboy

Actor Awards

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Actor - Comedy
Kids' Choice Awards, USA - Favorite Movie Actor
Razzie Awards - Worst Actor

DVD from $7.02

(12 sellers)

Little Nicky (2000)

2.4312

Little Nicky is "daddy's little girl" in Hell. He's the son of Satan, who got the job from HIS father, Lucifer. Satan wants to retire, but none of his sons are good enough for the job. ...more about Little Nicky

Actor Awards

Razzie Awards - Worst Actor

DVD from $6.90

(10 sellers)

Animal, The (2001)

2.3845

Small, wimpy Marvin (Schneider) doesn't have what it takes to fulfill his lifelong dream to be a cop. But his luck changes when he's critically injured in a car accident, and a deranged scientist secretly uses animal organs to rebuild him. ...more about Animal

DVD from $7.99

(10 sellers)

Airheads (1994)

2.3787

Chazz, Rex, and Pip are a band known as The Lone Rangers, and all they're looking for is some attention. ...more about Airheads

DVD from $6.33

(10 sellers)

Coneheads (1993)

2.3363

An alien couple with cone-shaped heads (Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin) from the planet "Remulak" is mistakingly ditched on earth. While waiting to be recalled to their mother planet, they start a family and have a little daughter. ...more about Coneheads

DVD from $3.90

(11 sellers)

Billy Madison (1995)

2.3094

Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. ...more about Billy Madison

DVD from $7.99

(12 sellers)

Mr. Deeds (2002)

2.2847

When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. ...more about Mr. Deeds

Actor Awards

Kids' Choice Awards, USA - Favorite Movie Actor
Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
Teen Choice Awards - Film - Choice Actor, Comedy

DVD from $4.99

(15 sellers)

Bulletproof (1996)

2.2744

Rock Keats and Archie Moses are the best of friends and have spent the past year together performing various small time criminal acts. This all changes when they become involved in a major drug smuggling operation. ...more about Bulletproof

Actor Awards

Razzie Awards - Worst Actor

DVD from $7.17

(12 sellers)

Hot Chick, The (2002)

2.0961

A "popular yet mean-spirited" teenage girl wakes up one day to find herself turned into a man in his 30's (Schneider). ...more about Hot Chick

DVD from $5.99

(11 sellers)

You Don't Mess With the Zohan (2008)

2.0785

Zohan, an Israeli commando, fakes his own death in order to pursue his dream: becoming a hairstylist in New York. ...more about You Don't Mess With the Zohan

Not Available on DVD

Shakes the Clown (1992)

1.8426

Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. ...more about Shakes the Clown

DVD from $19.99

(8 sellers)

Big Daddy (1999)

1.8218

When his girlfriend (Adams) dumps him because he's not committed to having a family, an out-of-luck would-be lawyer (Sandler) adopts a 6-year-old boy in the hopes of winning her back. ...more about Big Daddy

DVD from $6.75

(13 sellers)

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)

1.7266

Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters (Sandler, James) pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits. ...more about I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

Actor Awards

Razzie Awards - Worst Actor

DVD from $7.95

(21 sellers)

Stupidity (2003)

1.6712

A lighthearted look at stupidity and ignorance in modern society, as well as a brief history of the study of intelligence. Celebrities and other notable personalities are interviewed on the subject of the prevalence of stupidity in the media and culture. ...more about Stupidity

DVD from $13.25

(8 sellers)

Mixed Nuts (1994)

1.4665

Philip runs a crisis hotline with Catherine and Mrs Munchnik. That's the easy part, now it gets tricky... Stanley loves evicting people and he evicts Philip. Philip loves helping people and he is loved by Catherine. ...more about Mixed Nuts

DVD from $2.12

(12 sellers)

Day with the Meatball, A (2002)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Going Overboard (1989)

Adam Sandler scores a combined zero out of 4 stars for Going Overboard

0.0001

Shecky Moskowitz, a deservedly struggling young comedian, lands a menial job on a cruise ship as the Miss-Universe contest is being held on-board. The Big Man On Deck for this voyage is Dickie Diamond, the ship's comedian and all-around ladies' man. ...more about Going Overboard

DVD from $3.99

(6 sellers)

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