Adam Sandler Movies on Netflix and why Some of his Movies Were Removed by Netflix?

Adam Richard Sandler is a well-known actor, comedian, and director. He was born in the United States of America on September 9, 1996. Currently, Adam Sandler is 55 years old. Adam also served in Saturday Night Live as a cast member from 1990 to 1995. He is best known for his work in the movie The Waterboy, The Wedding Singer, Jack and Jill, and many more. Here we have a list of some top-rated and most-watched movies of Adam Sandler on Netflix.

Early Life:

Sandler was born to a middle-class Jewish family, where her mom Judith was a nursery school teacher and his father Stanley, an engineer. From young age onwards Sandler was very fond of acting and movies. He spent his early life in Manchester and studied at Manchester Central High School.

And after that, he got his graduation degree from New York University Tisch School of Arts in 1998. Initially, Sandler started his career as a stand-up comedian in Los Angeles. During one of his shows, Dennis Miller discovered him and refer him to Saturday Night Live.

And then Sandler started his first show as a writer for SNL in 1990. During his career Adam Sandler has done so many remarkable movies like The ridiculous 6, That’s my boy, Just go with it, 50 first date, etc.

The initial films done by Adam Sandler were not very recognizable by the audiences because of the repeated comedy scenes and dialogues. But later when he changed his genre to serious roles with the minimum comedy, he started getting attention and appreciation from the audiences.

Surprising Fact: Adam Sandler got recognition because of his brother, who suggested Sandler perform his stand-up comedy live show at the Boston club of comedy when he was only 17 years old.

Career:

Stand-up comedy

Sandler started the early stage of his career as a stand-up comedian. He started doing shows in Los Angeles when he was only 17. Before joining the comedy club, he played small roles in two shows The Cosby Show and the MTV game show Remote control. He had also done a small role in the comedy film Going Overboard.

This film was his debut film, but he did not get any response from any directors later. And no one recognizes his character in the film. Which made him a comedian as he was funny and has good dialogue delivery timing.

Saturday Night Live

When Adam Sandler was doing one of his shows in a reputed Los Angeles club, which was suggested by his brother. He got hired for Saturday Night Live, a very famous show where actors and comedians come together and play a small skit. This show used to be broadcasted daily live at night.

He got into SNL because of David Miller as he saw him during that comedy show. Adam was cast there as a comedian as well as a writer. He works there for five years before getting lead roles in many big films.

During his career in SNL, he became very popular by writing and performing many original songs for SNL shows such as ” The thanksgiving song” and “The Chanukah Song”. Later he got fired by NBC, but he returned to the show as a host in 2019.

Movies that featured Adam Sandler from 1990 to 1995 were –

Coneheads (1993) appeared with Jane Curtin and David Spade.
Airheads (1994) appeared with Steve and Brendan.
Billy Madison (1995) did a comedic role as the main character.

Surprising Fact: Adam Sandler joined SNL as a writer but within a few years he became a featured player in the following seasons and a cast member in 1993. From there onwards his fan following increased.

Adam Sandler Filmography

Adam Sandler initially started his film career by taking only comic roles. But later realized that he is getting bound by only one type of genre and role in the movie. Therefore, he moved from slapstick comedy to serious and supporting roles. But being a comedian, he never denied comic roles offered to him.

Adam Sandler got signed by Netflix in the year 2014, during that year he got contracts for four films featuring him. And during his Netflix career, he got influenced by the platform because of the popularity of his film. And he signed another contract with Netflix with 4 more movies.

After that, the deal was made again with him in the year 2020. During his Netflix career, his popularity increased incredibly. And because of that till now he has done many movies on the platform. We have listed all the Adam Sandler Netflix films here.

Adam Sandler Movies on Netflix:

1. Hubie Halloween (2020)

Director: Steven Brill
Writer: Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler
Cast: Adam Sandler, Peyton List, Paris Berelc
IMDB Rating: 5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 52%
Platforms Available: Netflix with subscription

Hubie Halloween movie is the latest among Adam Sandler movies on Netflix. This movie was released on 7 October 2020 only on Netflix.

Hubie Halloween Plot:

The movie is about Hubie Dubois who is very fond of the Halloween festival but something unusual happens. And that unusual thing made him monitor his town situated in Massachusetts.

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— Reel And Words (@reelandwords) October 7, 2020

2. Murder Mystery (2019)

Adam Sandler Movies On Netflix: Murder Mystery (2019) — Source: Netflix

Director: Kyle Newacheck
Writer: James Vanderbilt
Cast: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Luke Evans
IMDB Rating: 6/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 45%
Platforms Available: Netflix with subscription

About Murder Mystery:

This movie was liked by many people because the concept of the movie was depicted very clearly. Originally launched by Netflix, this movie became the most-watched movie on the platform. And as a result of this popularity, the makers are deciding to release the sequel of the movie.

3. The Week Of (2018)

Director: Robert Smigel
Writer: Adam Sandler, Robert Smigel
Cast: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Rachel Dratch
IMDB Rating: 5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 26%
Platforms Available: Netflix with subscription

This movie is produced by Netflix and Happy Madison Productions. And was released on 27 April 2018 originally on the Netflix platform.

The Week Of Plot:

The story of the movie portrays two fathers with unmatching or opposite personalities, who get together at the wedding of their children. During the whole wedding journey, they are forced to stay together. This movie was a very typical type of movie and because of that, it failed to score high.

4. Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018)

Director: Steven Brill and Nicholaus Goossen
Writer: Adam Sandler
Cast: Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Dan Bulla
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 90%
Platforms Available: Netflix with subscription

About Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh:

Adam Sandler 100% Fresh is shown on Netflix with new concepts and realness. This show will take you on the life journey of the original Adam Sandler through his standup comedy and various concert halls. The ratings of the show are very high because of the direction quality and content quality. The writer of this show is Adam Sandler itself.

5. Sandy Wexler (2017)

Adam Sandler Movies On Netflix: Sandy Wexler (2017) — Source: Netflix

Director: Steven Brill
Writer: Dan Bulla, Paul Sado, and Mike Judge
Cast: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Hudson, Kevin James
IMDB Rating: 5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 27%
Platforms Available: Netflix with subscription

About Sandy Wexler:

This film is a pure comedy genre film, or we can say a typical Sandler’s film. This film does not contain any new concepts that are why the rating of the film is poor and the critic’s reviews are also not good.

6. The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)

Director: Noah Baumbach
Writer: Noah Baumbach
Cast: Adam Sandler, Dustin Hoffman, Ben Stiller
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 93%
Platforms Available: Netflix with subscription

About The Meyerowitz Stories:

This movie is among Adam Sandler‘s best movies. The cast of the movie is Emma Thompson, Adam Sandler, and Ben Stiller. In this movie, siblings are shown who earlier were not together reunite to celebrate their father’s work as an artist. Sandler’s films are usually comedy films, but this movie is full of emotional scenes.

7. The Do-Over (2016)

Director: Steven Brill
Writer: Kevin Barnett and Chris Pappas
Cast: Adam Sandler, David Spade, Paula Patton
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 9%
Platforms Available: Netflix with subscription

The Do-Over Review:

Sandler’s character in this film is not satisfying and the other characters are also not well defined. The critic’s reviews of this movie are below average and due to repeated concepts, this movie failed to show its true potential on the Netflix streaming service.

8. The Ridiculous 6 (2015)

Director: Frank Coraci
Writer: Adam Sandler and Tim Herlihy
Cast: Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Taylor Lautner, Luke Wilson
IMDB Rating: 4.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 18%
Platforms Available: Netflix with subscription

The Ridiculous 6 movie starred Adam Sandler, Jorge Gracia, and Taylor Lautner.

The Ridiculous 6 Plot:

This movie shows an orphan who was raised by Native Americans and named White knife goes on a mission to rescue his dad, who got kidnapped. And he planned this rescue mission along with his five brothers, who he didn’t know before. This movie is full of comedy genres and the dialogues are amazing.

9. Grown-Ups 2 (2013)

Director: Dennis Dugan
Writer: Adam Sandler, Fred Wolf and Tim Herlihy
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade
IMDB Rating: 5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 8%
Platforms Available: Netflix and Amazon prime with subscription

Grown-Ups 2 Review:

The story of the movie is full of entertainment and humor. The jokes in the film are amazingly delivered by the characters in the film. But again, this film is not fresh, and the concept is old therefore it has a poor rating on IMDb as well as on Rotten Tomatoes.

10. Jack and Jill (2011)

Director: Dennis Dugan
Writer: Steve Koren
Cast: Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes
IMDB Rating: 3.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 3%
Platforms Available: Netflix with subscription

Jack and Jill Review:

Sandler’s movies never fail to amaze us. And his new concepts and character entertain us very well. But this movie became one of his disastrous movies as the screenplay was poor, characters were unmanageable. And the story of the movie was pointless.

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11. Just Go with It (2011)

Director: Dennis Dugan
Writer: I. A. L Diamond, Allan Loeb, Timothy Dowling
Cast: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Bailee Madison, Nicole Kidman
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 19%
Platforms Available: Netflix and Amazon prime with subscription

This movie is directed by one of the constant directors of Adam Sandler, Dennis Dugan.

Just Go with It Plot:

This movie is about a surgeon who performs plastic surgery. Then he tries to convince one of his assistants to join him and his girlfriend on a Hawaii trip. And during the trip, he pretends that he is still married to enjoy the relationship without any strings attached.

This movie was liked by many people because the concept was new and also because of the chemistry between Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler.

12. Grown Ups (2010)

Director: Dennis Dugan
Writer: Adam Sandler and Fred Wolf
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, David Spade
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 11%
Platforms Available: Netflix and Amazon prime with subscription

This film is counted as one of the most famous films by Adam Sandler.

Grown Ups Plot:

It shows the story of five men which include an unhappily married man whose wife is a fashion designer, and her wife does not treat him well, a man who drinks very much, a Hollywood agent, and an unemployed and overweight guy. The best part of the movie is that all these 5 men played for the same basketball team during their school time.

13. The Longest Yard (2005)

Director: Peter Segal
Writer: Sheldon Turner
Cast: Adam Sandler, Burt Reynolds, Chris Rock
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 31%
Platforms Available: Netflix and Amazon prime with subscription.

The plot of the film is fresh and the ratings are also above average. As this film contains Chris Rock and Adam Sandler together, it is full of comedy also. The watch time of this film was like usual watch time.

The Longest Yard Plot:

The film shows a football player who accidentally landed up in jail. And after that, a fan of that football player asked him to take his fellow convict and form a new team to challenge the guards.

14. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)

Director: Dennis Dugan
Writer: Barry Fanaro, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 15%
Platforms Available: Netflix and Amazon prime with subscription.

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry is Adam Sandler’s first movie on Netflix. This movie was released in 2007 on 20, July. This movie highlights an unreal homosexual relationship between two friends.

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Plot:

The story of the movie was about two friends who are straight, but they pretend to be a homosexual or gay couple so that they can receive benefits of an insurance form related to domestic issues. And the story gets twisted and turned when an agent tries to verify the truth about their relationship.

About I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry:

This movie received so many critical responses as this contained homosexual comedy. But the director as well as the actors tried to explain the purpose of the movie. But the response of the audience was not much good about the movie.

Adams Sandler’s Newly Released Movies on Netflix:

1. Hustle (2022)

This movie will have Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Ben Foster, and Robert Duvall as the main leads. The movie will be exclusively released on Netflix in the year 2022 with the initial official month like June.

#Hustle scores another career highlight for #AdamSandler in another stunning performance. The cast is remarkable and the emotional beats are a slam dunk. Whether you're looking to laugh, cheer or cry. Check out our full review: https://t.co/pTT2zLkvqA pic.twitter.com/66H9itPRky
— 🎃Victims and Villains🎃 (@VctmsAndVillans) June 9, 2022

2. Spacemen of Bohemia

The release year of this movie is not yet been disclosed by the director. This movie will also be released exclusively on Netflix and the director of this movie is Johan Renck. The expected cast of the movie is Adam Sandler, Paul Dano, and Kunal Nayyar.

Adam Sandler’s Movies Removed from Netflix Library:

In the year 2022 several movies by Adam have been removed by Netflix. The reason behind this was because all these movies were being poorly reviewed by the audience but at the same time were very popular and topped the watch list. However, in the upcoming months, new movies of him are going to be added to the Netflix library.

List of the Sandler’s movies removed from Netflix-