Happy Gilmore

PG-13

Released Feb 16, 1996

1h 32m

Comedy

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62%

Tomatometer

55 Reviews

85%

Audience Score

250,000+ Ratings

All Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) has ever wanted is to be a professional hockey player. But he soon discovers he may actually have a talent for playing an entirely different sport: golf. When his grandmother (Frances Bay) learns she is about to lose her home, Happy joins a golf tournament to try and win enough money to buy it for her. With his powerful driving skills and foulmouthed attitude, Happy becomes an unlikely golf hero -- much to the chagrin of the well-mannered golf professionals.

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Critics Consensus

Those who enjoy Adam Sandler's schtick will find plenty to love in this gleefully juvenile take on professional golf; those who don't, however, will find it unfunny and forgettable.

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Dave Kehr

New York Daily News

The comedy is never more than sudden, outsized explosions of violence from the otherwise placid, childlike Happy. But director Dugan maximizes the laughs through careful timing and counterpoint.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 16, 2016

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

[A] one-joke Caddyshack for the blitzed and jaded.

Rated: D+

Apr 15, 2008

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Brian Lowry

Variety

There are about three minutes of funny material in Happy Gilmore, and pretty much all of them are in the trailer.

Apr 15, 2008

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Sports comedies can be a tricky genre to pull off but Happy Gilmore manages to hit it in the hole more often than not.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 28, 2023

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...holds up impressively well all these years later.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 23, 2021

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Deborah Hornblow

Hartford Courant

[Adam] Sandler vascillates between obnoxiousness and boyish charm and winds up winning plenty -- including the majority of audience members -- in the end.

Jan 2, 2018

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Gnr E

Adam Sandler never disappoints loved it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/18/24

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ninja B

This is easily adam sandler's best Performance in a movie. His acting is perfect and if you like golf this is the perfect movie for you. But what the best thing about this movie is that it brings non golf fans (like me) and golf fans together. It's probably my favorite movie of all time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/02/24

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Laze T

Like just a master class movie we have ourselves ladies and gentlemen

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/18/24

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Dan R

Probably one of Adam Sandler's best comedy's. Sports comedy at its best, had me laughing almost all the way through.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/09/24

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Michael V

He doesn't play golf... he destroys it. Happy Gilmore is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan ⛳️ It's ok, but I feel mixed about this one 😉 I'd recommend it if you like this genre, but if not then probably give it a miss 👍🏼👎🏼 Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the grass courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin -- is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize money. Meanwhile, an attractive tour publicist tries to soften Happy's image.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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David E

Rewatched for like 10 th time. This is not only a great comedy, but also a great sports movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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Dennis Dugan

Director

Adam Sandler

Happy Gilmore

Christopher McDonald

Shooter McGavin

Julie Bowen

Virginia Venit

Frances Bay

Grandma Gilmore

Carl Weathers

Chubbs Peterson

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Happy Gilmore: Trailer 1