Punch-Drunk Love
This romantic drama was released in 2002, starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzmán, and Mary Lynn Rajskub. Barry Egan is a lonely and timid man – the result of being bullied by his seven sisters. He falls in love with Lena Leonard, his sister’s co-worker and as his life improves for the better, he is blackmailed by a sex operator who sends goons to attack him.
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Despite positive reviews by critics who described it as funny and unique, the film failed to get an audience at the box office and was a commercial failure. It received a Grand Prix nomination from the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics. Sandler received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He also won the Best Actor award at the Gijón International Film Festival. In 2002, Paul Thomas Anderson won the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival.