Adam Sandler’s new Netflix film breaks surprising Rotten Tomatoes record

The actor stars in the coming-of-age flick with his wife and two daughters
Tina Campbell31 August 2023
The Weekender

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket deals

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

It’s good news for Adam Sandler as his latest film You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah has seen him break a career record.

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, in which the actor stars alongside his wife and two daughters, was released last Friday as part of his $350m (£199m) deal with streaming giant Netflix.

The coming-of-age comedy has now toppled sports drama Hustle to become his best-reviewed film, according to aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes.

This marks something of a turnaround for the 56-year-old, whose previous films for the stremer, including The Ridiculous 6, Sandy Wexler and Murder Mystery, were all torn apart by critics. Although he has enjoyed acclaim in arthouse efforts Punch-Drunk Love and Uncut Gems.

Adam Sandler pictured with his Jackie and daughter Sunny who also star with him in You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
Getty Images for Netflix

On Rotten Tomatoes, his new film has a critics score of 95 percent and has seen his win some of the best reviews of his career to-date. In comparison, Hustle has 93 percent.

Following behind is The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), which has 92 percent, Uncut Gems with 91 percent and Paul Thomas Anderson film Punch-Drunk Love (77 percent).

Audiences have a different opinion however as Hustle still holds the top spot amongst them, while You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah currently sits at 67 percent.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in