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- 2002
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 35 m
- 2002
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 35 m
Summary Paul Thomas Anderson's fourth film features Sandler as a lonely man with serious emotional issues. As he concocts a scheme involving frequent flier miles and copious amounts of pudding, he finds himself both falling prey to a phone-sex scam and falling in love with his sister's colleague.
Directed By: Paul Thomas Anderson
Written By: Paul Thomas Anderson
- 2002
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 35 m
- 2002
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 35 m
Punch-Drunk Love
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8.1
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Summary Paul Thomas Anderson's fourth film features Sandler as a lonely man with serious emotional issues. As he concocts a scheme involving frequent flier miles and copious amounts of pudding, he finds himself both falling prey to a phone-sex scam and falling in love with his sister's colleague.
Directed By: Paul Thomas Anderson
Written By: Paul Thomas Anderson
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 37 Critic Reviews
78
89% Positive
33 Reviews
33 Reviews
5% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
5% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 37 Critic Reviews
78
89% Positive
33 Reviews
33 Reviews
5% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
5% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
With its feverish, percussive soundtrack and bravura cinematography, is like a bolt from the blue, chock-full of unexpected delight.
I found it exquisite. In part I responded out of sheer amazement: I've never seen anything like the sequences in which Sandler, in his boxy, sea-blue suit, charges around his warehouse to the rhythm of Brion's harsh drums.
User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 296 User Ratings
8.1
86% Positive
256 Ratings
256 Ratings
11% Mixed
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
3% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 296 User Ratings
8.1
86% Positive
256 Ratings
256 Ratings
11% Mixed
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
3% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
Aug 22, 2021
Finally one Sandler's movie that i can call "Masterpiece", Punch-Drunk Love is not only another level of a movie but it's another level performance from Sandler's too, added with Jon Brion incredible score and amazing cinematography, Punch-Drunk Love is simply Sandler's Masterpiece.
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It's a small victory, but Punch-Drunk Love knows how to reap epic delight from the most precious of details.
A startling achievement, but its lack of psychological dimension prevents it from making much human contact with us. It ends where it begins: in a state of shock.
It's funny, too, though marked by an uneasy humor that's usually difficult to achieve. Anderson handles it with expert ease: At this point in his career, he moves the camera like a skilled dance partner, investing the smallest gesture with significance.
The strangest thing about writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson's unusual romantic comedy is how much of it is based on a true story.
Essentially a weird series of nonsequiturs. I'd rather be watching a sequel to the much-maligned "Little Nicky" -- a Sandler film that was at least trying to do something interesting -- than this failed experiment in fusing high and low culture.
Jan 15, 2020
One of the best films I've seen in a while. The greatest performance of Adam Sandler's career. And Paul Thomas Anderson, is a really high skilled filmmaker. Great film.
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Apr 24, 2023
Not a bad movie and Adam does a good job. Just wasn't really for me. Just felt a little cringe for me. Which is odd cause I like some of his cringe movies
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Jan 21, 2012
Punch-Drunk Love is a bit of a tricky film to figure out, but I think that it is ultimately worth the effort. Adam Sandler gives one of his most nuanced and mature performances as a man who is barely in control of his emotions and is out of step with society. Emily Watson plays the woman who ultimately provides him with a sense of strength and stability by simply loving him. It's a bit too quirky and artsy to be a fully satisfying viewing experience, but its hard not to admire its off-kilter heart.
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Apr 6, 2014
This was just not for me. I enjoy Paul Thomas Anderson's films and his direction here was great as expected. I also really enjoyed Adam Sandler in this film, he really embodies this entirely psychologically off character and his final confrontation with Philip Seymour Hoffman (who was also great here) was both funny and intense. The added element of the pudding, with it being something from real life was also very interesting. However, my main problem here was it was just too quirky and weird for me. I somewhat enjoyed the pudding thing, but it really added a lot to this problem. The awkwardness and quirkiness in every scene was overbearing at times and really sapped any enjoyment this one could have provided for me, to the point where it felt like nails on a chalkboard. It was awkwardness overload.
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Jan 8, 2023
This has to be one of the dumbest and worse movies I have ever seen from Adam Sandler. I don't get this movie or what the point of it is at all. Watched it 3 times and it still makes no sense.
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Chlotrudis Awards
• 3 Wins & 6 Nominations
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
