Punch-Drunk Love

– A beleaguered small-business owner gets a harmonium and embarks on a romantic journey with a mysteri..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

A beleaguered small-business owner gets a harmonium and embarks on a romantic journey with a mysterious woman.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
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Punch-Drunk Love (2002) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Nov 2002

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Main Actors:

Adam Sandler, Jason Andrews, Don McManus, Emily Watson

Plot:

Barry Egan hates himself and hates his life. The only male among eight siblings, Barry is treated poorly by his overbearing sisters. Despite owning his own business, he has gotten nowhere in life largely because of his insecurities. He leads a solitary life, which allows him to hide his violent outbursts that occur when he's frustrated. His solitude however allows him to think, he stumbling upon a scheme to travel the world on a pittance, travel which he has never done. Concurrently, he meets two people who pull him in two different directions. The first is Lena Leonard, a friend of his sister Elizabeth. Barry is slow to realize that Lena is attracted to him, he making her make all the first moves. Lena is eventually able to get Barry out of his shell, she who sticks around despite his obvious problems. His burgeoning relationship and thus new life with Lena is threatened by the second, "Georgia", who he contacted in an effort to alleviate his loneliness. Georgia and her "band of brothers" do whatever they can get get out of Barry what they want, no matter the price to Barry.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 14 wins & 35 nominations.

Gross profit:

$17,800,000

Production:

Columbia Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
Metacritic:
78%