Idiosyncratic romantic comedy from Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood), following Adam Sandler as Barry Egan, a psychologically-troubled novelty supplier....
Idiosyncratic romantic comedy from Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood), following Adam Sandler as Barry Egan, a psychologically-troubled novelty supplier. Nudged into a romance with Lena (Emily Watson), while being extorted by a phone-sex line run by a crooked mattress salesman (Luis Guzmán), Barry battles his dysfunction to get the girl, alongside a masterplan based on purchasing stunning amounts of pudding. Nominated for the Palme d'Or and winner of Best Director at Cannes 2002.
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77 %140,427 reviewsAudience score rating
"The film is exhilarating to watch because Sandler, liberated from the constraints of formula, reveals unexpected depths as an actor."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"It's a honey of a performance (from Sandler): controlled, achingly human, and funny in the deepest ways."
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Boston Globe
Boston Globe"A weirdly sweet little love story..."
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Seattle Times
Seattle Times"What Mr. Anderson wants to do is recapture, without nostalgia, the giddiness and sweep of old movies, and his mastery of the emotional machinery of the medium is breathtaking."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Intoxicating..."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"A weird, arresting little ride."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"Punch-Drunk Love is never heavy-handed."
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USA Today
USA Today"It's a very idiosyncratic take on the genre, but it works..."
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Film Threat
Film Threat"Both funny and moving..."
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BBC
BBC"Anderson has a firm grip on Sandler's dangerous essence and draws it out in an astonishing performance."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Nothing makes much sense..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Without doubt the oddest romcom of all time... But somehow it works..."
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Time Out
Time OutPunch-Drunk Love | Details
Award winner- Best Director, Cannes Film Festival 2002.
- Runtime
- 95
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Country of origin
- USA
