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Happy Gilmore

1996Movie1 h 32 minPG-131 award

Comedy
60
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IMDb7.0Letterboxd3.4/5Metacritic317.6Rotten Tomatoes66%85%
60
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Letterboxd3.4/5Metacritic317.6Rotten Tomatoes66%85%

Summary

Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore - whose unconventional approach and antics on the green courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin - is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize money. Meanwhile, an attractive tour publicist tries to soften Happy's image.

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  • Date night
  • Family movie night
  • Friends night

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  • Makes you laugh.
  • Lifts you up.
  • Feels like comfort food.
  • Warms you up.

Not for scares, big ideas or brutality.

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Artistic License – Sportsin 455 titlesDownplayed; it's mentioned that a golfer can take a drop with a stroke penalty, but neither Shooter nor Happy does this during the final playoff hole (Shooter would be hitting a ball off a patron's s…Wrong Line of WorkRare · in 22 titlesAs a hockey super fan, Happy always dreamed of being a hockey player, and every year tries out for a team but never gets picked because he can barely skate and doesn't play very well, with the only t…All 203 tropes

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