The Best Adam Sandler Movies, Ranked
76 credits from 1989 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Uncut Gems (2019) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) with $542M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Adam Sandler Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Adam Sandler is credited on. Uncut Gems (2019) leads with 84, followed by Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) at 75. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 Uncut Gems 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) 2017 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Leo 2023 · Animation -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Hustle 2022 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah! 2023 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Hubie Halloween 2020 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Spaceman 2024 · Adventure -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Murder Mystery 2 2023 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Jay Kelly 2025 · Comedy -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Happy Gilmore 2 2025 · Comedy -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Murder Mystery 2019 · Action
Biggest Adam Sandler Box Office Hits
Adam Sandler's films have made $5.25B worldwide in total. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) is the biggest hit at $542M, ahead of Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) ($475M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018 · Adventure $542M $168M dom.
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Hotel Transylvania 2 2015 · Fantasy $475M $170M dom. - 3
Hotel Transylvania 2012 · Comedy $358M $148M dom. - 4
Grown Ups 2010 · Comedy $271M $162M dom. - 5
Grown Ups 2 2013 · Comedy $247M $134M dom. - 6
Pixels 2015 · Action $245M $78.7M dom. - 7
Click 2006 · Drama $241M $137M dom. - 8
Big Daddy 1999 · Drama $235M $163M dom. - 9
Just Go with It 2011 · Comedy $215M $103M dom. - 10
Bedtime Stories 2008 · Fantasy $213M $110M dom.
The Best Adam Sandler Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Adam Sandler has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 21 films, and You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah! (2023) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 21 films You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah! 2023 · as Danny Friedman Movie Echo Score: 65
- Drama 17 films Uncut Gems 2019 · as Howard Ratner Movie Echo Score: 84
- Action 5 films Murder Mystery 2 2023 · as Nick Movie Echo Score: 58
- Adventure 3 films Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018 · as Dracula Movie Echo Score: 75
- Fantasy 3 films Hotel Transylvania 2 2015
- Animation 2 films Leo 2023 · as Leo Movie Echo Score: 70
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Sport 2 films The Waterboy 1998
The Best Adam Sandler Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Adam Sandler's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Adam Sandler Movies
Adam Sandler's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Uncut Gems (2019) leads with 3 wins from 11 nominations.
The Latest Adam Sandler Movies
The most recent films Adam Sandler is credited on, newest first — starting with Jay Kelly (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Jay Kelly 2025 · Ron
- Happy Gilmore 2 2025 · Happy Gilmore
- Spaceman 2024 · Jakub Prochazka
- Leo 2023 · Leo
- You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah! 2023 · Danny Friedman
- Murder Mystery 2 2023 · Nick
- Hustle 2022 · Stanley Sugerman
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Hotel Transylvania: Transformania 2022 · Adventure - Hubie Halloween 2020 · Hubie Dubois
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Goldman v Silverman 2020 · Rod Goldman - Uncut Gems 2019 · Howard Ratner
- Murder Mystery 2019 · Nick Spitz
The Best Adam Sandler Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Adam Sandler films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Adam Sandler movie?
Uncut Gems (2019) is the best-rated Adam Sandler film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) (75) and The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Uncut Gems: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Adam Sandler movie?
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) made the most at the box office, with $542M worldwide, followed by Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) with $475M. Together, Adam Sandler's films with box office figures have made $5.25B.
Which Adam Sandler movie won the most awards?
Uncut Gems (2019) is the most decorated Adam Sandler film, with 3 wins from 11 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Adam Sandler comedy movie?
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah! (2023) is the best-rated of Adam Sandler's comedy films, with a score of 65. In other genres: Uncut Gems (drama), Murder Mystery 2 (action) and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (adventure).
What is the newest Adam Sandler movie?
The newest film on Adam Sandler's filmography is Jay Kelly (2025), with Adam Sandler as Ron.
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