51 Adam Sandler Movies & TV Shows, Ranked Best to Worst

Failed hockey player Happy Gilmore suddenly learns that he has a talent for hitting golf balls high, and decides to join the PGA Tour to earn money to save his grandmother's house from the IRS. He becomes a fan favorite for his unorthodox antics, but pro golfer Shooter McGavin conspires to expel him due to his poor etiquette.

Robert ‘Bobby’ Boucher Jr. is a mentally challenged water boy for the Cougars football team, who lives with his overprotective mother. When he is fired by his team, he joins the rivals Mud Dogs but soon finds himself playing as a feared linebacker. He not only turns the team around but finds true love. 

Disgraced former NFL quarterback Paul Crewe lands in prison and is coerced by corrupt Warden Rudolf Hazen to form a beatable football team consisting of inmates. Crewe must unite the inmates if they are to survive brutality at the hands of the guards and win a game against Hazen’s own team of prison guards. 

Sonny is 32 year old law school graduate who avoids work and lives off a compensation he won in a lawsuit. Frustrated with his attitude, his girlfriend leaves him. Meanwhile his friend’s five year old son lands up at his house. With his friend away to China, Sonny decides to care for the child and win his girlfriend back. The two soon form a warm bond.

Small-town pizzeria owner Longfellow Deeds suddenly inherits shares worth $40 billion in a media conglomerate and is tricked into an affair by tabloid reporter Babe Bennett. However, he gives up his fortune after learning about Babe's true identity, but must return to take the company back from manipulative businessman Chuck Cedar to save its workers.

Billy, son and heir of hotel magnate Brian Madison, upsets his father with his irresponsible lifestyle. Brian threatens to pass over his business to the deceitful Eric Gordon. The only way Billy can stop this is by clearing all his 12 school grades in 24 weeks, something which he previously achieved due his father’s influence. Billy tries to prove himself, but Eric is desperate to stop him.

Robbie is a wedding singer at a reception hall while Julia is a new waitress there. The two are close to getting married to their respective partners and Robbie even promises to sing at Julia’s wedding. However Robbie’s fiancee dumps him at the last moment. He is devastated but agrees to help Julia in her wedding preparations. Trouble begins when they begin developing feelings for each other.

After being cheated by his fiancée, plastic surgeon Danny Maccabee began posing as an unhappily married man to get into no-strings-attached relationships with beautiful women. He falls for a young woman named Palmer, and instead of telling her the truth, creates a web of lies by convincing his loyal assistant Katherine to pose as his cheating wife.

When their blind date turns disastrous, two single parents, Lauren and Jim, decide not to meet each other ever again. However, they along with their children, find themselves stuck together for a week in the same suit of an African Safari resort for families. As the two families learn to blend together, how do Jim and Lauren react to this new situation? 

Henry Roth, a veterinarian in Hawaii, spends his time philandering with the countless women vacationing in the island. He falls for the beautiful Lucy Whitmore and manages to impress her, but she suffers from short-time memory loss and cannot remember him the next day. Determined to mend his ways, Henry decides to woo Lucy again every day.

Hotel Handyman, Skeeter Bronson, works at his former family hotel Sunny Vista Motel. When Skeeter’s nephew and niece come to stay with him, he tells them fantastical stories with the children adding new elements. However when these stories start coming true Skeeter’s life turns upside down, but for the better. 

Dave Buznik is an introvert who suppresses all emotions in public. However, Dave loses his temper on a flight and is sentenced to anger management under Dr. Buddy Rydell, who is unorthodox, to say the least. He moves in with Dave and turns his life upside down in his attempt to fix Dave’s anger issues. 

Michael Newman is unable to spend more time with his family while he is pursuing his dream promotion at work. He wishes for a universal remote to control his life, and gets one from the eccentric inventor Morty. He pauses, skips and rewinds through his life until he eventually realizes that he has lost control of his life altogether.

Close firefighter friends, womanizer Chuck Levine and widower Larry Valentine, get into a domestic partnership after Larry learns that he cannot name his children as beneficiaries for insurance policy. They are forced to move in together after the pension department begins investigation of possible fraud, and making things more complicated, Chuck falls for their beautiful lawyer Alex McDonough.

Five friends win their junior high basketball championship, and celebrate at a lake house with their coach. Thirty years later, when the coach dies, the friends decide to meet again with their families and spend the Fourth of July weekend together at the lake house. However, each is a grownup with his/her own unique personality and problems. Can they survive together?

Three years after the events of the first film, the childhood friends reconnect once more after Lenny Feder relocates his family to his hometown Stanton where Eric, Kurt, and Marcus live with their families. However, this time around, the grown ups will be learning lessons from their kids on the last day of school.

Bulletproof is an action comedy film, which tells the story of two criminals. Keats and Moses, who are forced to end their friendship after Keats turn out to be an undercover cop. Years later, the two are forced to work together, when Keats is assigned to protect Moses as a witness. 

A New York cop and his wife go on a vacation to Europe, to reinvigorate the spark they had in their marriage. However, they end up being framed for the murder of an old billionaire. 

This comedy film tells the story of a man Marvin Mange, who gets injured critically, but unknown to him, he is put back together by a mad scientist. However, the scientist transplanted animal parts, due to which Marvin discovers that he has developed animal-like instincts and abilities. 

Teenager Donny fathers a son with his teacher, Mary McGarricle, who is later sentenced to prison when the relationship is discovered. An immature Donny abandons the child. 28 years later, Donny trying to avoid prison shows up in his son Todd’s life and turns his life upside down. 

The simple-minded delicatessen worker Hubie Dubois of Salem, Massachusetts, is targeted and mocked at by his community. Though he helps as Halloween monitor and is devoted to the town’s celebrations, kids and adults play practical jokes on him. But the Halloween turns spooky when all those who were mean to Hubie start disappearing, while Hubie gets embroiled in a real murder investigation.

The Do-Over is an action adventure comedy film, which tells the story of two guys who are going through difficult times. Therefore, they decide to fake their own deaths and start new lives with new identities. Problem arises when they realize that the people whom they are pretending to be, are even in deeper trouble.

This fantasy comedy-drama film, tells the story of a frustrated shoemaker, who stumbles upon a magical sewing machine. This helps him to see the world in a new way as he is able to step into the lives of his customers. 

Charlie Fineman is so grief-stricken after the sudden loss of his family that he leaves job and goes into a shell. He happens to meet his old college roommate Alan Johnson who has his own stress regarding job and family. Rediscovering their old bond, Alan resolves to help Charlie pull out of his isolation, and in the process Alan too gets rejuvenated. 

NASA sends a time capsule to space with footage of a video game championship, but misinterpreting it as a declaration of war, an alien species attacks Earth and issues a gaming challenge. US President Will Cooper summons his childhood friend Sam Brenner, a former video game champion, to lead a capable team to compete with the alien invaders.

The story revolves around three aspiring rock musicians’ determination to make it big. Unable to have their tape heard by producers they sneak into a radio station; but when the manager reacts negatively they pull out water pistols, which look real, and demand airplay, unaware that somebody has already informed the police.  

Furious that their father thinks they are not fit enough to rule the Hell, Satan’s two elder sons come down to the earth to create another Hell and while doing so they freeze the entrance of the Hell, knowing that it will cause their father’s body to decompose. Satan is now forced to rely on Nicky, his mild-mannered third son, to bring his errant brothers home before it is too late.  

Hustle is a sports drama film which tells the story of Stanley Sugerman, a basketball scout, who discovers a skilled young boy playing in a Madrid park, while on a trip to Spain.  He decides to groom him for the NBA as he believes that the boy’s skills are indeed extraordinary.

Zohan, an Israeli, wants to be a hairstylist; but works as a Special Agent. One day, after a fierce fight with his Palestinian enemy, Phantom, he fakes his own death and escapes to New York. He becomes a hair stylist at a salon owned by Dalia and later falls in love with her. But his past resurfaces and he now has to struggle to keep his new life.

The Ridiculous 6 is an action adventure comedy film, which revolves around White Knife, an outlaw who was raised by Native Americans. When he discovers that he has five half-brothers, he unites with them and go on a mission to find their deadbeat dad and save him. 

Since his debts are mounting and angry collectors are closing in, Howard Ratner, a jeweler in New York, risks everything, with hope to stay afloat and alive, while also dealing with family and personal problems.

Single mother and Mexican immigrant Flor Moreno takes up a job of housekeeping for John and Deborah Clasky and is later asked to move in when she expresses a desire to leave to take care of her daughter Cristina. As cultures clash and Flor learns to speak English, family bonds are tested. 

Successful stand-up comedian George Simmons, who has no close family or friends, is diagnosed with a rare, terminal disorder. With less than a year to live, he appoints Ira Wright, a struggling comedian, as his personal assistant who soon becomes his close friend. When his disease goes into remission and his ex-girlfriend re-connects with him, George tries to figure out his priorities. 

Coneheads is a sci-fi comedy film, which revolves around an alien couple with cone-shaped heads who are ditched on earth mistakenly, after which they try to adjust living among human beings. 

Sarah and Tyler are just one week away from getting married, and their fathers with opposing personalities come together to celebrate their wedding. Things get funny as the two are forced to spend the longest week of their lives together.

Thanksgiving is not a happy occasion for the successful Los Angeles ad executive, Jack Sadelstein, because of his obnoxious twin sister Jill’s yearly visit, which unfailingly turns his blissful world topsy-turvy. However, Jack has no option but to tolerate her longer when he realizes that actor Al Pacino, whom Jack badly requires for a high-paying client’s commercial, has taken a liking for Jill.

This comedy film tells the story of Sandy Wexler, a talent manager, who is working in Los Angeles in the 1990s, representing several eccentric clients. His life takes a turn when he falls for one of his clients, Courtney Clarke, a talented singer, after discovering her at an amusement park.

Punch-Drunk Love is a dark comedy film that centres on a single man, Barry Egan, with emotionally abusive sisters who, in an effort to cure his loneliness, calls up a phone-sex line, but gets embroiled in an extortion racket instead. Egan's situation gets further complicated when he falls in love with Lena Leonard who he must protect from the extortionists.

Philip is the head of a suicide prevention hotline named ‘Lifesavers’. His life gets complicated after he receives an eviction notice from his landlord, as he has been unable to pay his rent for months. In addition to his, he is also having a problem with his neurotic colleague, Mrs. Blanche. Philip tries to convince his girlfriend Susan, who is a loan officer to try to get him a small loan, but she refuses and breaks up with him after telling him that she is dating someone else.

Andre Allen, recovering alcoholic, who started his career as stand-up comedian and went on to become successful star of action-comedies, is venturing into serious films. He is spending the day with New York Times reporter Chelsea Brown for an interview. As the day with Chelsea unwinds, Andre is confronted with his past and is veered back to his roots as stand-up comedian. 

Men, Women & Children is a comedy-drama film which revolves around the lives of few high school teenagers and their parents. Since the internet has changed their relationships, as well as the way they communicate, they try to deal with these issues.

Shakes the Clown is a crime comedy drama film which tells the story of an alcoholic clown whose life turns upside down after he is framed for murder. While fleeing from the authorities, he also tries to prove his innocence and save the woman whom he loves from another clown with evil intentions.

Shecky is a young struggling comedian, who takes up a menial job on a cruise ship, but he hopes to make it big as a comedian. Things take a turn for him, when the ship’s comedian Dickie Diamond is believed to have fallen overboard and drowned.

Deuce Bigalow, a luckless fish-tank cleaner is hired by a gigolo for a temporary task of looking after his house. Deuce inadvertently wrecks the place which leaves him with no option but to turn a gigolo to pay for the damages. He encounters a string of strange clients, and falls in love with one, as he dodges a shady officer stalking him.

Griffin Keyes is the best keeper at Franklin Park Zoo.  When the woman he loves declares that it is his career as zookeeper which is keeping her away. he decides to leave his job and join his brother’s car dealership. But the animals at the zoo are not ready to let him go and break their code of silence in order to help him. Will he finally be able to win his love? 

After a successful career in movies, comedian Pauly Shore stars in the lead role in a series where he plays the slacker son of a millionaire. However, his career begins to sink when the series turns out to be a commercial and critical failure. Soon his friends and even his girlfriend refuse to see him, and Shore is reduced to living in his mother’s attic. However, he is soon visited by the ghost of his mentor, who encourages him to fake his own death in order to boost the popularity in his films and merchandise.

Count Dracula is raising his only daughter Mavis in his monsters only 5-star hotel in Transylvania. Complications arise when an ordinary human Johnny Loughran accidentally reaches the hotel and falls in love with Mavis. While initially trying to keep the two separate, Dracula realizes their love for each other and brings them together. 

The sequel finds Johnny and Mavis married with the blessings of her vampire father Dracula, and raising their child, Dennis, in Transylvania. But when Dennis doesn’t show his vampire side, Dracula enlists the help of his friends to unleash his potential. Things get hilariously complicated when Drac’s human-hating father Vlad shows up. 

Immortal Count Dracula ‘Drac’ is stressed-out running his hotel to provide everyone else vacation, so his daughter, Mavis, arranges a family voyage on luxury Monster Cruise Ship where all Drac’s family and friends join them and enjoy the fun on-board. When lonely Drac falls for the enigmatic captain of the ship, Erica, a protective Mavis is shocked to discover the dark secret about Erica. 

Eight Crazy Nights is an animated musical comedy film which revolves around Davey Stone who is a 33 year old alcoholic, who runs into trouble with the law. He eventually receives community service to reform his habits.  

Two friends—Sam and Mitch—are in need of money to pay for Sam’s dad’s heart surgery. However, they both get fired, after which they come up with a great idea to make money. They start a revenge-for-hire business, which becomes a big success.        

High school cheerleader ,Jessica Spencer, is a beautiful but selfish hot girl who is also the meanest girl in the school. When a cursed earring forces Jessica and small-time criminal Clive to swap bodies, Jessica must get her own body back before the high-school prom. 

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo is a sex comedy film, which revolves around Deuce, who goes to Amsterdam, to meet his friend TJ. However, his friend is mistaken as a murderer of several gigolos.