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Big Daddy
1999
· Movie
· 93 min
C
MEANRANK
62/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3728
- IMDb #3338
- Google retired #1122
- Rotten Tomatoes #3338
- Metacritic #3771
- Letterboxd #2934
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #4347
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2201
- Metacritic Critics #4123
- Metacritic Audience #2848
- Criticker #3147
- Douban #1394
- Kinopoisk #1394
- AlloCiné #4330
- Trakt #2902
Every rating
33–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 33, highest is Google on 90. Critics average 40, everyone else 66.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A lazy law school graduate adopts a young boy to prove to his girlfriend that he is responsible. Initially using the child as a prop, he soon develops a genuine bond with him. His simple life is turned upside down as he is forced to mature and become a real father figure.
Details
- Director
- Dennis Dugan
- Writers
- Adam Sandler, Steve Franks, Tim Herlihy
- Released
- 25 June 1999
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $34.2M
- Box office
- $234.8M
- Awards
- 8 wins, 14 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (47) →
Awards & nominations
See all 22 →8 wins from 22 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| BMI Film & TV Awards 2000 | Teddy Castellucci | Winner | |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 2000 | Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy: Dylan and Cole Sprouse | Nominee | |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 2000 | Favorite Actor - Comedy: Adam Sandler | Winner | |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 2000 | Favorite Supporting Actress - Comedy: Joey Lauren Adams | Nominee | |
| GLAAD Media Awards 2000 | Outstanding Film | Nominee | |
| Golden Raspberry Awards 2000 | Worst Picture | Nominee | |
| Golden Raspberry Awards 2000 | Worst Director: Dennis Dugan | Nominee | |
| Golden Raspberry Awards 2000 | Worst Actor: Adam Sandler | Winner |
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Kids' Choice Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Favorite Movie | Winner | |
| Favorite Movie Actor - Adam Sandler | Winner |
Golden Raspberry Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Worst Actor: Adam Sandler | Winner | |
| Worst Director: Dennis Dugan | Nominee | |
| Worst Picture | Nominee | |
| Worst Screenplay: Steve Franks, Tim Herlihy & Adam Sandler | Nominee | |
| Worst Supporting Actor: Rob Schneider | Nominee |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Favorite Actor - Comedy: Adam Sandler | Winner | |
| Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy: Dylan and Cole Sprouse | Nominee | |
| Favorite Supporting Actress - Comedy: Joey Lauren Adams | Nominee |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Comedic Performance - Adam Sandler | Winner | |
| Best Male Performance - Adam Sandler | Nominee | |
| Best On-Screen Duo - Adam Sandler, Dylan and Cole Sprouse | Nominee |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Teddy Castellucci | Winner |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Comedy Motion Picture | Winner |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film - Movie of the Summer | Winner |
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
3 nominations
| Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy | Nominee | |
| Worst Performance by a Child in a Feature Role: Dylan and Cole Sprouse | Nominee | |
| Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing Over $100M | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Film | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Under: Dylan and Cole Sprouse | Nominee |
YoungStar Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film: Dylan and Cole Sprouse | Nominee |