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Punch-Drunk Love
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Punch-Drunk Love is a 2002 American romantic comedy drama film written, produced, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The movie stars Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Luis Gómez. It was produced by New Line Cinema, Revolution Studios, JoAnne Sellar Productions, and Ghoulardi Film Company, and distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix. The narrative is set in Los Angeles and California, with filming locations including Honolulu and the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Jon Brion composed the score, while Mark Bridges served as costume designer.
The film has a runtime of 95 to 96 minutes and was released in the United States on October 11, 2002. It carries an R rating and addresses themes such as depression, shyness, and sibling relationships. Critical reception includes a 79% rating, a 7.4 out of 10 score, and a 78 out of 100 Metascore. The production had a budget of 25,000,000 and generated revenue of 24,665,649. The work has been assessed for the Bechdel test and has won 14 awards with 37 nominations.
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Film · TMDB
7.1A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.
Cast
- Adam Sandler as Barry Egan
- Emily Watson as Lena Leonard
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Dean Trumbell
- Luis Guzmán as Lance
- Mary Lynn Rajskub as Elizabeth Egan
- Robert Smigel as Walter the Dentist
Themes
- depression
- sibling relationship
- businessman
- shyness
- hawaii
- dysfunctional family
- psychological abuse
- los angeles, california
- burlesque
- nostalgic
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
195,534 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Metacritic
78/100
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 14 wins & 37 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Written by
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Produced by
- JoAnne Sellar Daniel Lupi Paul Thomas Anderson
- Starring
- Adam Sandler Emily Watson Philip Seymour Hoffman Luis Guzmán
- Cinematography
- Robert Elswit
- Edited by
- Leslie Jones
- Music by
- Jon Brion
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Revolution Studios New Line Cinema Ghoulardi Film Company
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release dates
- May 19, 2002 ( 2002-05-19 ) ( Cannes ) November 1, 2002 ( 2002-11-01 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 95 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $24.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Screenwriter
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Cast member
- Robert Smigel
- Composer
- Jon Brion
- Producer
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Production company
- Revolution Studios
- Cinematographer
- Q279100
- Narrative location
- Q254861
- Filming location
- Honolulu
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 866033
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Sandler-Anderson-Watson-Hoffman(Cannes2002).jpg
Show 10 more facts
- recorded at studio or venue
- Royal Hawaiian Hotel
- review score
- 78/100
- publication date
- 2002-11-01
- title
- Punch-Drunk Love
- film editor
- Leslie Jones
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- Punch-Drunk Love
- costume designer
- Mark Bridges
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- capital cost
- 25000000
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Encyclopedic overview
Punch-Drunk Love is a 2002 American absurdist romantic comedy drama film, produced, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Adam Sandler stars as an entrepreneur with social anxiety who falls in love with his sister's co-worker, played by Emily Watson. The supporting cast includes Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luis Guzmán.
After working on his third film Magnolia, Anderson planned to make his next film around 90 minutes, with Sandler in mind as the lead due to Anderson's love for him and his films. It features the video art of Jeremy Blake in the form of visual interludes.
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