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Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

Punch-Drunk Love is a 2002 rom-com starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Sandler stars as Barry Egan, the only boy in a group of eight siblings who his sisters always pick on. Despite being successful in life, Barry is lonely and decides to call a phone-sex hotline. But that makes things complicated with his sister's friend Lena who he thinks has a crush on him.

Punch-Drunk Love
R
Comedy
Thriller
Romance
Drama

Release Date
November 1, 2002
Studio(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures , Columbia Pictures
Distributor(s)
Columbia Pictures , New Line Cinema , Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Robert Smigel , Mary Lynn Rajskub , Emily Watson , Adam Sandler , Luis Guzman , Philip Seymour Hoffman
Runtime
95 minutes
Budget
$25 million

Summary

A psychologically troubled novelty supplier is nudged towards a romance with an English woman, all the while being extorted by a phone-sex line run by a crooked mattress salesman, and purchasing stunning amounts of pudding.

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