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Certificate 15

Cast Adam Sandler Emily Watson Philip Seymour Hoffman

Directors Paul Thomas Anderson

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Running Time 94 minutes

Punch-Drunk Love
Paul Thomas Anderson has successfully created an anti-Adam Sandler movie that proves to be a highly defining moment for the actor.

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Plot
Novelty toilet plunger manufacturer Barry's bland exterior masks permanent tension, exacerbated by the constant nagging of his seven sisters. When his tentative romance with gentle Lena is disrupted and he's menaced by phone sex extortionist his life starts taking some unexpected turns.

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