The 2002 Adam Sandler movie Punch-Drunk Love is now streaming on Hulu. Although Sandler is known nowadays for starring in both comedies and dramas, back during the start of his acting career he was widely known as a comedian from Saturday Night Live and a comedic actor who starred in Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, and The Waterboy. Sandler's role as Happy Gilmore is so iconic that a modern-day sequel is currently in development. 3m583p

Punch-Drunk Love comes from celebrated writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson, and while his previous movies were mostly fictional, a lot of the 2002 release is based on a true story. The Adam Sandler led comedy is a lot different from Anderson's other work, as it's a breezy 90 minutes compared to the three-hour epic, Magnolia, which he released three years earlier. It's also a lot less emotionally exhausting too. Instead of being about a group of pleasure-seeking gamblers and criminals, it's about a man who finds the love of his life, but more interestingly, a loophole in a pudding cup rewards scheme.

Aubrey Plaza cites Adam Sandler's Punch-Drunk Loveas a major influence on her career. Released in 2002, the Paul Thomas Anderson film Punch-Drunk Love stars Sandler as Barry Egan, a man who struggles with mental health issues while navigating a new relationship. While Anderson wrote the unique romantic dramedy role for Sandler specifically, the film was a surprising move in Sandler's career since he had become known for his raunchy comedies. The comedy actor earned acclaim for his darker role in Punch-Drunk Love, with critics praising his powerful and arresting performance.

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is turning ten years old this September. The book and the film show the rich inner world of the titular 'wallflower', Charlie, and it made a lasting impression on many introverts. Introverted people tend to prefer their own company, often daydreaming, and can be more interested in their inner thoughts than outer stimulation.

Although, astoundingly, he still has yet to be recognized by the Academy, Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the most revered and acclaimed filmmakers working today. From Boogie Nights to Punch-Drunk Love to There Will Be Blood to The Master to his most recent directorial effort Licorice Pizza, many of Anderson’s films have been universally praised by critics and audiences alike.

Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the greatest cinema auteurs of this generation, as he's made huge, sprawling epics like the Scorsese-influenced Boogie Nights and the melodramatic masterpiece, Magnolia. And from the late 2000s onwards, he focused on period dramas with celebrated actors, and Daniel Day-Lewis even came out of retirement to work with him.

Paul Thomas Anderson has directed eight feature films to date, but which of them rank as his best and worst? Since making his feature film debut with Hard Eight in 1996, Paul Thomas Anderson has become one of the most celebrated filmmakers in America. He’s developed a distinct style over the course of his career, demonstrating a bent for films about flawed characters struggling with issues like alienation, familial dysfunction and denial that are noted for their bold visual style and memorable use of music.

Here's a guide to Paul Thomas Anderson's career so far, and his estimated net worth. Anderson is the son of Edwina Gough and Ernie Anderson, with the latter being a voice actor who also portrayed cult horror host Ghoulardi in the 1960s. By the time PTA was 18 he had helmed mockumentary The Dirk Diggler Story, which revolved around a legendary adult film star. Anderson later made his feature film debut with Hard Eight, a low-budget thriller about a veteran gambler taking a young man under his wings.

After making the three-hour Magnolia with a giant ensemble cast and a vast web of interconnected storylines, Paul Thomas Anderson was determined to make his next movie a much simpler endeavor: a 90-minute feature starring Adam Sandler. Punch-Drunk Love is far from a traditional Hollywood romance — it takes a much more honest approach to relationships, for starters — but it’s also one of the greatest movies the genre has to offer.

Adam Sandler, best known for his long list of highly popular comedic titles, was initially terrified he’d ruin Punch-Drunk Love. The quirky dramedy arrived in 2002 as a follow-up to acclaimed filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson’s multi-Oscar nominated Magnolia.