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The live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece sailed to the top of Netflix’s English-language TV charts during a formidable premiere week with 18.5M views from August 28 to September 3. One Piece is performing well across the board after being in the Top 10 in 93 countries, with a first-place finish in 46. Despite mixed reviews, One Piece is hitting big with fans of Oda’s long-running manga and anime series. It was a trending topic across social media throughout Labor Day weekend, with many singing the show’s praises.

Per Netflix‘s official press release, the UK thriller Who Is Erin Carter? also had a solid second week with 15.8M views, ranking second. Making their list debuts were the docuseries Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones, which took third place with 5.7M views, and Disenchantment Part 5, which took tenth place with 4.6M views. Returning titles rounded out the list,...

Two older women, Bella and Sylvia, played by Bunny Levine and Allison McKay, appear in "You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah" and offer advice to Stacy about her feud with Lydia. Bunny Levine has previously appeared in two other Adam Sandler movies, "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" and "Sandy Wexler," in minor roles. Allison McKay has a history of starring in various films and TV shows, including "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Transparent." Her latest appearance is in Adam Sandler's "You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah."

Adam Sandler's Netflix film You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah briefly features two older women, one of whom has previously worked with the famous Hollywood star. The 2023 comedy-drama movie stars Sandler's daughter — Sunny Sandler — as a girl named Stacy Friedman who is in the midst of planning her bat mitzvah while her best friend, Lydia Rodriguez Katz,...

Plot: Lifelong best friends Stacy and Lydia have long dreamt of epic bat mitzvahs but when popular boy Andy Goldfarb and Hebrew school drama come between them, their perfect plans go comically awry.

Review: The latest Happy Madison production for Netflix is a family affair with Adam Sandler producing and co-starring in a production led by a cast featuring his daughters, Sunny and Sadie, and his wife, Jackie. Based on the best-selling young adult novel You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah could easily have been written off as a nepotism project for the Sandler clan. But, with a heartfelt message and a theme reminiscent of classic Judy Blume, the film works far better than it has any right to. Sure, it has a few requisite moments of bathroom humor, as any Adam Sandler project is bound to feature, but You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah...

Adam Sandler's new Netflix movie makes an impressive debut with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating.

Sandler continues his lucrative actor and producer deal with Netflix with his latest movie You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, which has garnered critical acclaim thus far from early reviews from movie critics on Rotten Tomatoes. One of the reviews from United Press International reads, "Eighth-grade drama is universal, so You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah should appeal to people at any age in any family. It is the kind of movie that can stick with young viewers and have them quote it for the rest of their lives." Deadline Hollywood Daily's Pete Hammond added, "This film works as well it does because it is so grounded in the realities of this particular teen world and the TikTok generation," while THR's Frank Scheck called the film a "fun family affair.

Despite previous critically panned comedies under Adam Sandler's belt, You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is surprisingly well-received, thanks to its genuine sweetness and amusing depiction of teenage girl angst. The film showcases Adam Sandler in "dad mode," humorously portraying a loving but uncool father who is out of his depth with teenage girls. You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is a celebration of family, teenage girlhood, and Jewish culture, providing a relatable and endearing watch for younger audiences without over-explaining references.

Adam Sandler's next Netflix movie is being surprisingly well received among critics as first reviews surface online for You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah. Sandler is one of those stranger cases in Hollywood that, despite receiving terrible and extremely negative reviews for many of his recent comedy movies, remains one of the undisputed box office kings. In the last couple of years,...

When you look at Adam Sandler’s filmography, you might either think outrageous comedy or some seriously impressive dramatic turns in movies like Punch Drunk Love, Uncut Gems and Hustle. But for his latest Netflix flick, he is taking a back seat on camera by basically playing the beleaguered dad to his real-life daughters Sadie and Sunny Sandler, all in fictionalized roles but nevertheless all still in the family. Sandler’s real influence in You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah is as a producer, and in this instance he has brought forward the right creative elements to make this adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom’s YA book a complete delight.

It doesn’t break any rules of the teen genre, of the kind of coming-of-age movie that the late great John Hughes pioneered so successfully in the 1980s and ’90s, but it works in a modernized way that...

The growing pains and dramatic throes of girlhood can be character building, traumatic, and cathartic — for both cinematic protagonists and their audience. It’s certainly not an easy time for the heroine at the center of “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,” whose impending rite-of-passage ushers in an adulthood she’s not quite ready to handle. Director Sammi Cohen and screenwriter Alison Peck bestow this hilarious, heartrending adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom’s novel with an uplifting, effervescent vision and vitality, giving voice to a young Jewish girl’s struggle to figure out who she is before the most important night of her life so far.

Seventh grader Stacy Friedman (Sunny Sandler) is serious about her Bat Mitzvah … sorta. She’s put more thought into having a legendary party than studying the ceremonial text from the Torah. She has big dreams for a lavish New York City-themed bash,...

Adam Sandler and the rest of his family are front and center in the first official trailer for Netflix’s “You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah,” streaming Aug. 25 on the platform.

The film is an adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom’s coming-of-age novel of the same name. Stacy Friedman and Lydia Katz have been best friends for quite some time, modernly navigating the stressors of middle school life. Stacy is busy planning her bat mitzvah and ogling over her crush, Andy Goldfarb. However, Lydia ends up stealing Stacy’s crush from her, forcing the two best friends to have a fallout.

Sandler’s daughter Sunny stars in the lead role as Stacy, while his eldest daughter Sadie also appears in the film. Sandler’s “Uncut Gems” co-star Idina Menzel plays his wife in the film.

The cast also includes “Saturday Night Live’s” Sarah Sherman, Luis Guzmán (“Punch-Drunk Love...

Adam Sandler's latest Netflix comedy is a family affair. While fans of the comedian are familiar with his wife, Jackie Sandler, appearing in many of his movies in small roles, when it comes to the upcoming "You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah," it's his daughters, Sunny and Sadie, who take center stage.

The new movie follows lifelong best friends Stacy (Sunny) and Lydia (Samantha Lorraine), two 12-year-olds determined to throw the best bat mitzvahs to ensure their adult lives start with a bang. But when a popular boy, Andy Goldfarb (Dylan Hoffman), comes between them, can their friendship and carefully laid party plans survive Hebrew school drama? Fans of Adam will get to see the comedian play his real-life daughters' dad in the movie and likely offer tons of humorous - yet sage - fatherly advice as all the teenage chaos and drama ensues around him.

It’s time to RSVP to a new coming-of-age comedy from Netflix, as the trailer for You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah can be seen in the embed above!. The cast includes Adam Sandler and Idina Menzel as well as Adam Sandler’s real-life wife, Jackie Sandler, and their daughters, Sadie Sandler and Sunny Sandler, plus Samantha Lorraine, Dylan Hoffman, Sarah Sherman, Dan Bulla, Ido Mosseri, Jackie Hoffman, Zaara Kuttemperoor and Luis Guzmán.

The official synopsis for You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah from Netflix reads,

Lifelong best friends Stacy (Sunny Sandler) and Lydia (Samantha Lorraine) have long dreamt of epic bat mitzvahs but when popular boy Andy Goldfarb (Dylan Hoffman) and Hebrew school drama come between them, their perfect plans go comically awry. Directed by Sammi Cohen, produced by Happy Madison and Alloy Entertainment, and also starring Idina Menzel, Sadie Sandler, Sarah Sherman,...

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Netflix and Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison have set up comedy You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah!, based on the YA novel of the same name from Alloy Entertainment.

Idina Menzel, who starred with Sandler in Uncut Gems, Saturday Night Live castmember Sarah Sherman, Sunny Sandler, Sadie Sandler and Luis Guzmán are set for the comedy from director Sammi Cohen. Ido Mosseri, Samantha Lorraine, Dylan Hoffman, Dean Scott Vazquez, Miya Cech, Ivory Baker, Dylan Dash, Millie Thorpe and Zaara Kuttemperoor will also appear in the project, along with Jackie Sandler.

Alison Peck adapted Fiona Rosenbloom’s novel, which takes place as a girl’s bat mitzvah plans comedically unravel and threaten to ruin one of the most important events of her young life.

Sandler, who will also appear in the movie, will produce with Tim Herlihy for Happy Madison, along...

Netflix is turning Fiona Rosenbloom’s beloved coming-of-age novel “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah” into a feature film with the help of Hollywood’s favorite mensch, Adam Sandler.

Sandler’s entire family, his teenage daughters Sunny and Sadie and his wife Jackie, will co-star in the movie. Idina Menzel, who played Sandler’s spouse in “Uncut Gems,” will also appear in “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,” along with “Saturday Night Live” newcomer Sarah Sherman and “Punch-Drunk Love” actor Luis Guzmán. (No word if Menzel will be bringing her bat mitzvah dress from “Uncut Gems” out of retirement).

Netflix has not clarified who anyone will be playing in the teen comedy, which is currently in production. The cast also includes Ido Mosseri (“You Don’t Mess with the Zohan), Samantha Lorraine (“The Walking Dead: World Beyond”), Dylan Hoffman (“Next”), Dean Scott Vazquez (“Transformers: Rise of The Beasts...

Netflix has launched production on You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah!, a new YA comedy from Happy Madison & Alloy Entertainment. Adam Sandler (Hustle), Tony winner Idina Menzel (Uncut Gems) and SNL cast member Sarah Sherman are part of the pic’s sprawling ensemble, which also includes Sunny Sandler (Hustle), Sadie Sandler (Hubie Halloween), Luis Guzmán (Boogie Nights), Ido Mosseri (Sandy Wexler), Samantha Lorraine (The Walking Dead: World Beyond), Dylan Hoffman (Next), Dean Scott Vazquez (Theater Camp), Miya Cech (Always Be My Maybe), Ivory Baker, Dylan Dash, Millie Thorpe (Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion), Zaara Kuttemperoor and Jackie Sandler (The Wrong Missy).

The film from director Sammi Cohen—who most recently helmed the Hulu rom-com Crush—is based on the Alloy Entertainment novel of the same name by Fiona Rosenbloom, in which a girl’s bat mitzvah plans comedically unravel and threaten to ruin one of...

Idina Menzel and Sarah Sherman will star in a film adaptation of “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah!,” presented by Netflix, Alloy Entertainment and Adam Sandler’s production company Happy Madison.

With “Frozen” star Menzel and “Saturday Night Live” breakout Sherman, the film’s cast will also feature Sandler himself acting alongside his wife Jackie and daughters Sadie and Sunny. Also starring are Luis Guzmán, Ido Mosseri, Samantha Lorraine (“The Walking Dead: World Beyond”), Dylan Hoffman (“Next”), Dean Scott Vazquez (“Transformers: Rise of The Beasts”), Miya Cech (“Always Be My Maybe”), Ivory Baker, Dylan Dash, Millie Thorpe (“Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion”) and Zaara Kuttemperoor.

Sammi Cohen (Hulu’s “Crush”) will direct a script by Alison Peck (“Work It”) based on Fiona Rosenbloom’s 2005 young adult novel. The story will chronicle the chaotic events leading up to a girl’s bat mitzvah, threatening to completely upend her big day.

Sony Pictures is rolling out its new comedy Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star in theaters this weekend, which follows a young man's unlikely path to adult entertainment stardom. Nick Swardson stars as the title character, who makes a shocking discovery that his parents (Edward Herrmann and Miriam Flynn) were actually porn stars in the 1970s. He leaves his hometown in Iowa and heads to Hollywood, determined he must follow in his parents' footsteps. Our Ryan J. Downey recently sat down with stars Nick Swardson, Stephen Dorff, and Kevin Nealon to discuss this outlandish comedy. Click on the video players below to watch our exclusive interviews with the cast of Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star.

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Trailer for Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, starring Nick Swardson, Christina Ricci and Don Johnson. Catch the first trailer for the Tom Brady comedy which also stars Stephen Dorff, Ido Mosseri, Kevin Nealon, Edward Hermann, Mirjam Flynn and Mario Joyner. Bucky (Swardson) is a small town grocery bagger, going nowhere in life – until he discovers that his conservative parents were once adult film stars! Armed with the belief that he has found his destiny, Bucky packs up and heads out to La, hoping to follow in his parents’ footsteps. Adam Sandler wrote the script along with Allen Covert and Nick Swardson. Tom Brady, David Dorfman, Adam Sandler and Jack Giarraputo produce. The film opens September 9th via Columbia Pictures.

Trailer for Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, starring Nick Swardson, Christina Ricci and Don Johnson. Catch the first trailer for the Tom Brady comedy which also stars Stephen Dorff, Ido Mosseri, Kevin Nealon, Edward Hermann, Mirjam Flynn and Mario Joyner. Bucky (Swardson) is a small town grocery bagger, going nowhere in life – until he discovers that his conservative parents were once adult film stars! Armed with the belief that he has found his destiny, Bucky packs up and heads out to La, hoping to follow in his parents’ footsteps. Adam Sandler wrote the script along with Allen Covert and Nick Swardson. Tom Brady, David Dorfman, Adam Sandler and Jack Giarraputo produce. The film opens September 9th via Columbia Pictures.

Trailer for Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, starring Nick Swardson, Christina Ricci and Don Johnson. Catch the first trailer for the Tom Brady comedy which also stars Stephen Dorff, Ido Mosseri, Kevin Nealon, Edward Hermann, Mirjam Flynn and Mario Joyner. Bucky (Swardson) is a small town grocery bagger, going nowhere in life – until he discovers that his conservative parents were once adult film stars! Armed with the belief that he has found his destiny, Bucky packs up and heads out to La, hoping to follow in his parents’ footsteps. Adam Sandler wrote the script along with Allen Covert and Nick Swardson. Tom Brady, David Dorfman, Adam Sandler and Jack Giarraputo produce. The film opens September 9th via Columbia Pictures.

Columbia Pictures is pleased to share with you the new trailer and poster for Happy Madison Productions’ Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star.

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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star is a new comedy starring Nick Swardson, Christina Ricci, Don Johnson, and Stephen Dorff. Bucky (Swardson) is a small town grocery bagger, going nowhere in life…until he discovers that his conservative parents were once adult film stars! Armed with the belief that he has found his destiny, Bucky packs up and heads out to La, hoping to follow in his parents’footsteps.

Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star is directed by Tom Brady, written by Adam Sandler & Allen Covert & Nick Swardson and produced by Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, Allen Covert, Nick Swardson and David Dorfman.

Starring Nick Swardson, Christina Ricci, Edward Herrmann, Kevin Nealon, with Don Johnson and Stephen Dorff, Miriam Flynn, Ido Mosseri, Nick Turturro and Curtis Armstrong,...

Movie Info: Writers: Adam Sandler and Robert Smigel Director: Dennis Dugan Cast: Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Lainie Kazan, Ido Mosseri, Rob Schneider, Dave Matthews, Michael Buffer, Charlotte Rae, Sayed Badreya, Daoud Heidami, Kevin Nealon, Robert Smigel Rating: Unrated (PG-13) Studio: Sony Release Info: Theatrical Release: June 6, 2008 DVD Release Date: October 7, 2008 Online Availability: Amazon for $ Imagine a [...]...