Adam Sandler movies in order

In 1989, Adam Sandler made his film debut in the movie, Going Overboard. From here he followed up his film acting work with appearances in films such as The Dog Police, Shakes the Clown, and Coneheads.

To begin with, Sandler’s on-screen roles were small, bit-parts, but eventually his star status grew as audiences began to connect with him. This in turn increased his presence on the big screen, and thanks to a run of hits in the ’90s, his career really took off.

From here, Sandler has appeared in a number of high-profile pictures, including 50 First Dates, Uncut Gems, Punch-Drunk Love, and Spanglish. He has also provided his voice to the animated movies series, Hotel Transylvania and the title character in Leo.

But how familiar are you with Adam Sandler’s back catalogue of movies? If you were asked to name all his films what would you say? And which movie would you class as his best?

Well, don’t worry, because I can help. In this post you will find a list of all Adam Sandler’s movies, presented in chronological order, starting with minor roles and bit parts in his early pictures, and running through to more substantial roles in later life.

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1980s/1990s

As noted above, Sandler began his career in 1989, with a small part in the film Going Overboard, however, it was films in the 1990s which really helped him make his mark. Significant titles during this decade (as well as some video store favourites) included Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, and The Waterboy.

Adam Sandler’s movies during the ’90s included:

• Going Overboard (1989)
• The Dog Police (1990)
• Shakes the Clown (1991)
• Coneheads (1993)
• Airheads (1994)
• Mixed Nuts (1994)
• Billy Madison (1995)
• Happy Gilmore (1996)
• Bulletproof (1996)
• The Wedding Singer (1998)
• Dirty Work (1998)*
• The Waterboy (1998)
• Big Daddy (1999)
• Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)* **

*Uncredited role

**Voice role

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2000s

Into the 2000s, and bolstered by some hits in the mid-to-late ’90s, Sandler continued to prove popular with audiences. He started the decade with Little Nicky, before appearing in films such as The Animal with Rob Schneider, and Anger Management with Jack Nicholson.

Sandler’s work in Punch-Drunk Love, and Spanglish was particularly notable during this decade. As was his turn in the romantic comedy, 50 First Dates opposite Drew Barrymore.

Adam Sandler’s movies during the ’00s included:

• Little Nicky (2000)
• The Animal (2001)
• Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
• Mr. Deeds (2002)
• Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
• The Hot Chick (2002)*
• Anger Management (2003)
• 50 First Dates (2004)
• Spanglish (2004)
• The Longest Yard (2005)
• Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)*
• Click (2006)
• Reign Over Me (2007)
• I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
• You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (2008)
• Bedtime Stories (2008)
• Funny People (2009)

*Uncredited role

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2010s

Sliding into the 2010s and the films kept on coming, with pictures such as Grown Ups and Grown Ups 2, as well as Zookeeper, and Blended. It was during this period that Sandler began work on the Hotel Transylvania movies, which helped him reach a new, younger fanbase.

In the 2010s, Sandler also entered into a deal with Netflix to appear in a string of movies. The first was the 2015 comedy Western, The Ridiculous 6.

Movies in the 2010s included:

• Grown Ups (2010)
• Just Go with It (2011)
• Zookeeper (2011)**
• Jack and Jill (2011)
• That’s My Boy (2012)
• Hotel Transylvania (2012)**
• Grown Ups 2 (2013)
• Blended (2014)
• Top Five (2014)
• Men, Women & Children (2014)
• The Cobbler (2014)
• Pixels (2015)
• Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)**
• The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
• The Do-Over (2016)
• Sandy Wexler (2017)
• The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
• The Week Of (2018)
• Hotel Transylvania 3 (2018)**
• Murder Mystery (2019)
• Uncut Gems (2019)

**Voice role

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2020s

And finally, into the 2020s and Sandler has continued his film career with movies such as Hubie Halloween, Leo, and Spaceman. He also returned to the role of Happy Gilmore for belated sequel, Happy Gilmore 2.

Films during this decade included:

• Hubie Halloween (2020)
• Hustle (2022)
• Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
• Leo (2023)**
• Spaceman (2024)
• Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)

**Voice role

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OK, so above are all of Adam Sandler’s movie appearances, but which are your favourites? Is Uncut Gems your No.1 film, or is Spanglish your go-to picture? Maybe you can’t get enough of Hubie Halloween or Pixels. Or perhaps you’re a big fan of Sandler’s ’90s comedies include Billy Madison, The Wedding Singer, and Big Daddy?

Whichever Adam Sandler movie is your favourite, sound off in the comments below and let everyone know. If you’re a Sandler fan, and you can point newcomers to some of his best work, please do so.

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Editor/Writer/Comedy Genius

Alex Wiggan

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