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50 First Dates

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Playboy vet Henry sets his heart on romancing Lucy, but she has short-term memory loss. She can't remember anything that happened the day before. So every morning, Henry has to woo her again. Her friends and family are very protective and Henry must convince them that he's in it for love.
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Critics Consensus

Gross-out humor overwhelms the easy chemistry between Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, who bring some energy and yucks to this tale of a girl with short-term memory loss and the guy who tries to get her to love him.

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Simon Braund Empire Magazine 04/01/2006
4/5
Gossamer thin, but lots of fun nevertheless. Go to Full Review Wally Hammond Time Out 01/26/2006
Quite what age group this soft-centered entertainment is aimed at is hard to divine. Go to Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness 05/03/2005
C-
This dopey film has virtually nothing going for it but its genial stars. Go to Full Review Cory Woodroof 615 Film 10/21/2022
Aside from some of the churlish material, this has to be one of Sandler’s best from his original run. He’s actually committed to a vision here, and the story actually tries to find the poignancy in its premise rather than just the humor. Go to Full Review Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) 05/12/2020
2.5/5
Effective combination of sweet romantic comedy and broad slapstick that often plays like a direct cross between Groundhog Day and When Harry Met Sally. Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 08/26/2009
B-
...has an unexpected emotional undertow and enough hard-won laughs to make it succeed. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Osvaldo E @Andres605 5d Una película romántica y de comedia muy bonita See more Jose A @Jozer92 Jan 31 50 First Dates is a deceptively sweet rom-com that understands something rare: love isn’t proven by grand gestures once, but by choosing someone again and again—sometimes literally every morning. Beneath the silliness and goofy humor is a surprisingly tender lesson on patience, devotion, and showing up even when it’s inconvenient. Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore have effortless chemistry, and the movie knows exactly when to lean into absurdity and when to quietly break your heart (then gently tape it back together). People who dismiss it as "just another dumb comedy" tend to miss the point—usually because they’re too busy waiting for irony or cynicism to tell them how to feel. 50 First Dates isn’t trying to be clever; it’s trying to be sincere, which is a harder trick and, frankly, one that not everyone has the emotional bandwidth to appreciate. See more Ex T @Extop Jan 17 Everything, to tell if it's/he's/shes good, the end result reach the goal? Basketball it's all about winning not stats. If you're in business your end goal is to make money and so on. Movies it's all about emotions you feel, comedy? Did it made you laugh? Drama? Did it make you tear up? Horror? Did it scare you? You don't need to be too technical or rely on statistics, those stats are pretty much useless, end of the day it's about the end goal, this movie is a romantic comedy and it sure as h3ll made me laugh, sad, etc and felt the love. And that what it matters. Heck I don't even show my emotion I don't even talk and for me a 36 yr old man write this just proves that how amazed I am in this movie. I don't know why this rotten tomato stuff rate this movie so low, it's one of the best movies ive ever seen. Thanks for making this movie See more HaileyandKyle .. @haileyandkyle Dec 29 Awesome date night movie, was a blur. Adam Sandler is the man See more Logan G. @SequelsArentAlwaysBad12 Oct 26 50 First Dates is an often hilarious Sandler romantic comedy. See more John D @UnSimply_Green Oct 19 Good movie to watch just once, but one of the better Adam Sandler movies. See more Read all reviews
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Peter Segal

Director

Adam Sandler

Henry Roth

Drew Barrymore

Lucy Whitmore

Rob Schneider

Ula

Sean Astin

Doug Whitmore

Lusia Strus

Alexa

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Rob Schneider (l) and Adam Sandler co-star in Columbia Pictures' romantic comedy 50 First Dates. A scene from 50 First Dates. Drew Barrymore portrays Lucy Whitmore, a woman who suffers from a rare disorder that wipes her memory clean every night in Columbia Pictures' romantic comedy 50 First Dates. Rob Schneider (l) and Adam Sandler co-star in Columbia Pictures' romantic comedy 50 First Dates. - Rob Schneider plays Ula in Columbia Pictures' romantic comedy 50 First Dates. Blake Clark plays Marlin Whitmore in Columbia Pictures' romantic comedy 50 First Dates. - (l to r) Sean Astin, Dan Aykroyd and Adam Sandler star in Columbia Pictures' romantic comedy 50 First Dates. Jocko the walrus co-stars with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in Columbia Pictures' romantic comedy 50 First Dates. Adam Sandler plays a marine life veterinarian Henry Roth in Columbia Pictures' romantic comedy 50 First Dates. Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler star in Columbia Pictures' romantic comedy 50 First Dates. View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Playboy vet Henry sets his heart on romancing Lucy, but she has short-term memory loss. She can't remember anything that happened the day before. So every morning, Henry has to woo her again. Her friends and family are very protective and Henry must convince them that he's in it for love.
Director
Peter Segal
Producer
Jack Giarraputo, Michael Ewing, Steve Golin
Screenwriter
George Wing
Distributor
Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Flower Films, Anonymous Content, Happy Madison Productions, Sony Pictures Television
Rating
PG-13 (Drug Reference|Crude Sexual Humor)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 13, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 26, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$120.8M
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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