PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE

Paul Thomas Anderson won Best Director at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival for this homage to the healing power of romantic love. Adam Sandler is a revelation as Barry Egan, a withdrawn and lonely novelty plunger salesman prone to uncontrollable fits of rage, a lifelong victim of relentless bullying at the hands of his seven sisters. When the wide-eyed but slightly off-kilter Lena (Emily Watson) walks into his life things change dramatically — but first Barry has to disentangle himself from a phone sex extortion scam masterminded by a menacing mattress salesman (Philip Seymour Hoffman). DIR/SCR/PROD Paul Thomas Anderson; PROD Daniel Lupi, JoAnne Sellar. U.S., 2002, color, 95 min. RATED R

Run Time: 95 Minutes

Opening Date: Friday, February 13, 2026

Genre: Comedy-drama, romance

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