Punch-Drunk Love
Release date: 2002-10-11
Votes: 2642
Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy
A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.
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Andre Gonzales
This has to be one of the dumbest and worse movies I have ever seen from Adam Sandler. I don't get this movie or what the point of it is at all. Watched it 3 times and it still makes no sense.
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