Netflix has a type, and his name is Adam Sandler. Sometimes he is your quirky dad, sometimes your gambling jeweler, and occasionally, a very sincere lizard. Now that Happy Gilmore 2 has officially teed off, it feels only right to revisit Sandler’s most iconic Netflix-era roles. From court-side dramas to coming-of-age chaos, he remains the platform’s most unpredictable MVP. Put the remote on standby, this marathon is about to begin.

From chaotic charmers to emotional curveballs, Adam Sandler’s Netflix roster is a genre buffet, equal parts absurd, heartfelt, and unhinged. Here is the ultimate Sandler-watchlist to queue up next.

Hustle (2022)

In Hustle, Adam Sandler hangs up the Hawaiian shirts and puts on the hustle, literally. He plays a jaded scout who discovers a streetball legend and decides to go full Coach Carter. Featuring real NBA stars and no fart jokes, it is Sandler in full underdog mode. His performance is surprisingly restrained, the drama hits hard, and somehow, Queen Latifah is his wife. This is peak sports movie sincerity, without needing a buzzer-beater to impress.

While Sandler swaps slapstick for scouting, the next film sees him unravel a yacht murder like it is brunch with Hercule Poirot.

Murder Mystery (2019)

Murder Mystery is Adam Sandler’s chaotic vacation fantasy, with private yachts, billionaire friends, and a dead body thrown in for suspense. Nick Spitz plays a bumbling cop dragged into a whodunit alongside Jennifer Aniston, whose outfits alone could solve crimes. Think of it as Clue meets cruise control. Add in European castles, suspicious accents, and one wildly timed murder, and suddenly this lazy vacation becomes one of Netflix’s most streamed comedic capers.

As the suspects grow and the stakes double, the sequel raises the chaos, along with Jennifer Aniston’s luggage count.

Murder Mystery 2 (2023)

If Murder Mystery was the appetizer, Murder Mystery 2 is the full buffet, with extra explosions and a side of fashion nostalgia. The Spitzes return, now running a flailing detective agency and getting roped into another luxury event-turned-kidnapping disaster. Cue island resorts, helicopter stunts, and Adam Sandler in drawstring pants chasing crime lords. Meanwhile, Jennifer Aniston delivers a scene-stealing moment in an outfit that pays tribute to Pamela Anderson. Less mystery, more globe-trotting chaos, and fans still devoured it.

While high-society chaos explodes overseas, Sandler’s next move is local, intense, and drenched in diamond district desperation.

Uncut Gems (2019)

Uncut Gems is not a movie; it is an anxiety marathon in surround sound. Adam Sandler plays Howard Ratner, a jeweler so chaotic he makes deep breathing feel like a luxury. He yells, he schemes, he risks it all on a basketball game. The Safdie brothers crafted a cinematic panic attack, and Sandler ran with it, giving the performance of his life. This is not goofy Sandler. This is vein-popping, Oscar-snubbed Sandler, cinematic chaos wrapped in pure, unrelenting adrenaline.

While Howard Ratner bets on opals and ruins lives, Sandler’s next character helps kids and does it all as a soulful lizard.

Leo (2023)

In Leo, Adam Sandler is a class pet lizard with one year to live, and yes, this sentence is serious. Voicing a wise old tuatara, he becomes a stealth therapist to a classroom of anxious fifth graders. Bill Burr plays a cranky turtle, and Sandler’s real-life daughters voice the students. Somehow, it is wholesome, weirdly profound, and filled with life lessons about change, fear, and finding your voice, yes, all from inside a Florida terrarium.

While Leo teaches kids to speak their truth, Sandler’s next film tackles middle-school chaos with bat mitzvahs and betrayal.

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)

Middle school is brutal, but You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah makes it cinematic. Adam Sandler’s daughter Sunny Madeline Sandler stars as Stacy, a tween whose friendship implodes over a crush and social status sabotage. It is heartfelt, sharp, and uncomfortably accurate if one remembers surviving seventh grade. Adam Sandler plays the dad, Jackie Sandler plays the mom, and it is peak Sandler-family-content. Turns out bat mitzvahs and emotional meltdowns make surprisingly good cinema.

As tween drama simmers, Sandler heads to arthouse land next, with sibling rivalries and subtle heartbreaks in a Baumbach dramedy.

The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)

In The Meyerowitz Stories, Adam Sandler proves he can whisper emotions just as well as he shouts jokes. Playing Danny, the sensitive, failed musician son of a difficult artist dad (Dustin Hoffman), Sandler slips into indie mode. Directed by Noah Baumbach, the film is a tender, talky, slow-burning family drama that shows Sandler’s dramatic range without screaming for attention. He holds his own against Ben Stiller and Emma Thompson, and critics actually clapped. Repeatedly.

Now that Happy Gilmore 2 has officially landed, and taken a giant swing at Netflix’s budget, Adam Sandler’s Netflix era feels less like a phase and more like a full-blown cinematic multiverse. From diamond dealers to talking lizards to bat mitzvah drama, Sandler proves he can do it all, especially when it is on Netflix’s tab. Call it a comeback, call it chaos, just do not call it low-budget.

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