Top 15 Best Adam Sandler And Kevin James Movies On Netflix In 2024 [Ranked] (2024)

As two of Hollywood's most beloved and talented comedians, Adam Sandler and Kevin James, whenever they come together for films, laughter knows no bounds, and comedic chemistry takes centre stage.

With a friendship that extends off-screen, their collaborations on the silver screen have become synonymous with heartwarming and side-splitting comedies that leave us in stitches. Each film showcases their impeccable comedic timing, genuine camaraderie, and the infectious joy they bring to their roles.

From the laugh-out-loud "Grown Ups" series to the endearing "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" films, Sandler and James have proven their ability to craft characters that resonate with audiences of all ages. Through their collaborations available on Netflix, Sandler and James have crafted an enduring legacy of memorable and beloved characters. Their films offer a welcome escape from everyday life, inviting us into worlds filled with hilarious mishaps, unexpected friendships, and heartwarming life lessons.

1. Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Looking for a movie to watch? Hotel Transylvania could be a good option. With a runtime of 1 hour and 31 min and released in 2012, it stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, and Andy Samberg and was directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.

Dracula has been running a high-end resort in Transylvania since 1895 exclusively for non-human creatures, and entities. Hotel Transylvania grows into a major hub for supernatural tourists. When his daughter Mavis is born, Dracula dedicates a good portion of his time to keeping her safe.

On her 118th birthday, he invites near and dear ones to celebrate the occasion at the hotel. One thing leads to another and a young man named Jonathan accidentally stumbles upon the resort.

No matter how much Dracula tries to hide the fact that Jonathan is human, the truth gets out. Mavis, on the other hand, harbours feelings for the boy, feelings that could change everything for the future of Hotel Transylvania.

Available Countries: United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, and India

2. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)

The success of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation at the box office is a testament to its brilliance. With a budget of $80,000,000 and $528,583,774 gross, this movie is a must-see for all movie lovers.

Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and featuring an incredible cast led by Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, and Selena Gomez, it is no surprise that it was so well-received by audiences.

When the world's most famous vampire, Dracula, sets out on a cruise with his family and friends, he never expects to fall in love. But when he meets the beautiful and mysterious Ericka, he finds himself smitten.

However, all is not as it seems with Ericka, and as Dracula and his friends explore the lost city of Atlantis, they uncover a dark secret that threatens to destroy them all.

Available Countries: United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France, and Italy

3. 50 First Dates (2004)

Featuring Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, and Rob Schneider in the lead, 50 First Dates is a comedy-drama movie that was released in 2004. It comprises a talented team of crew members Peter Segal (director), George Wing (screenplay), Jack N. Green (cinematography), and others.

The motion picture received a score of 6.8 on IMDb, while it received 48 out of 100 on Metacritic.

A veterinarian, Henry, meets Lucy, and they have breakfast together. However, when he meets her next, Lucy recalls no memory of ever meeting him. Later, Henry learns about her short-term memory loss issue, and despite her family warning him not to see Lucy, Henry still constructs ways to continue to run into her.

Lucy learns about her problem and, in return, decides to let Henry go when she finds out he wants to give up his career for her.

Available Countries: Australia, Germany, New Zealand, and Switzerland

4. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)

You Don't Mess with the Zohan premiered in theatres in 2008. Directed by Dennis Dugan, this movie features Adam Sandler, John Turturro, and Emmanuelle Chriqui in the lead. If you have a particular liking for action-comedy movies, then you can try this title.

You Don't Mess with the Zohan received a score of 5.6 on IMDb and 54 on Metacritic.

Despite his success, Zohan, an Israeli counter-terrorist working with Israeli forces, wishes to quit and become a hairstylist. Under a cover, Zohan leaves for New York and struggles to find work due to having no experience.

In a populated area of Middle Eastern immigrants, he manages to grow the salon business of a Palestinian woman, Nadia. However, it upsets a businessman who wants to tear down the neighbourhood and triggers an inter-ethnic riot to achieve his goal.

Available Countries: United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Italy, and India

5. Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

With a budget of $80,000,000, this blockbuster film raked in an impressive $475,186,706 at the box office. Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and featuring a star-studded cast including Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, and Selena Gomez, this movie is a must-watch for all movie fans.

After Mavis and Johnny's successful union, the couple welcomes their baby boy Dennis, who unfortunately has yet to exhibit any vampire powers. Fearing for Dennis's safety in Transylvania, Mavis considers a move to California, but Drac has other plans.

He enlists the help of his friends to train Dennis and make him a proper monster, but to no avail. Meanwhile, Mavis explores the human world in California and is conflicted about leaving Transylvania.

Available Countries: United States, Canada, Germany, France, and India

6. Hubie Halloween (2020)

Hubie Halloween is an average comedy-horror movie with some good moments. The performances by Adam Sandler, Kevin James, and Julie Bowen are competent, but the screenplay by Tim Herlihy, and Adam Sandler could have been tighter.

Good-natured Hubie Dubois is a dimwitted community volunteer who is ridiculed by the entire city of Salem and is the butt of multiple jokes all around, thanks to his antics.

While he looks to genuinely help with all the happenings of the city, he ends up annoying police sergeants Steve Downey and Blake, with the former giving him a make-belief role of an 'Auxiliary Undercover Unit' during Halloween, hoping it'll keep him from bothering them.

However, when he comes across actual disappearances that plague the town on Halloween, making everyone think it's him taking revenge on his bullies, Hubie finally has a shot at being a real hero and proving everyone wrong.

Available Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Germany

7. Here Comes the Boom (2012)

Here Comes the Boom is an action-comedy which has been helmed for the screen by Frank Coraci.

Toplined by actors such as Kevin James, Salma Hayek, and Henry Winkler (main characters), the film was released in 2012 with a runtime of 1 hour and 45 min.

Scott Voss is a former Division I collegiate wrestler and current biology teacher at Wilkinson High School. Budget cutbacks in the school have jeopardised the continuation of its music program and will lead the music teacher Marty Streb to be laid off.

To help his colleague and students, Scott decides to fight in MMA and raise the money needed to keep the school's music program from shutting.

Available Countries: United States, Canada, Italy, New Zealand, and Switzerland

8. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)

Headlined by Adam Sandler, Kevin James, and Jessica Biel, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry is a comedy-romance that hit the screens in 2007.

Dennis Dugan brought the story to life with the help of competent crew members such as Barry Fanaro, Alexander Payne, and Jim Taylor (screenplay), Dean Semler (cinematography), and many others.

When Larry decides to increase his insurance policy, he is faced with the hurdle of having to find a new beneficiary. Larry, heartbroken after his wife's death, lives with his children.

He is friends with Chuck and asks him to enter a domestic partnership for the policy in exchange for a past promise. However, their plans don't smoothly sail when suspicions start rising regarding the authenticity of their relationship, while their new hom*osexual identities also endanger their firefighter job.

Available Countries: Poland

9. Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

The success of Paul Blart: Mall Cop at the box office is a testament to its brilliance. With a budget of $26,000,000 and $183,348,429 gross, this movie is a must-see for all movie lovers.

Directed by Steve Carr and featuring an incredible cast led by Kevin James, Keir O'Donnell, and Jayma Mays, it is no surprise that it was so well-received by audiences.

Paul Blart aspires to join the New Jersey State Police and trains at the police academy. However, his hypoglycemia causes him to collapse before finishing the exam. This leads him to take up the job of a security guard at the West Orange Pavilion Mall.

On the night of Black Friday, an organised gang of thugs disguised as Santa's Village begin a heist inside the mall. They also take a few hostages. Meanwhile, Paul, unaware of what's happening, decides to look for Amy, a friend and vendor of a new kiosk. Realising the situation at hand, he decides to stop the thugs on his own.

Available Countries: United States, Canada, Australia, India, and the Philippines

10. Sandy Wexler (2017)

Sandy Wexler is a comedy film that has been helmed for the screen by Steven Brill. It features actors Adam Sandler, Jennifer Hudson, and Kevin James in pivotal roles. The motion picture was released in 2017 with a 2 hours and 10 min runtime.

A talent manager in LA, Sandy, has a long list of clients but can't seem to do much for them due to the eccentric profile he has created resulting from selling himself big than he is.

He witnesses Courtney performing her show and, swayed by her singing talent, pushes her to stardom. Her career takes off, but Sandy continues to lose his credibility. When given a chance to make things right, will Sandy come to his senses and take it?

Available Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Germany

11. Grown Ups (2010)

Headlined by Adam Sandler, Salma Hayek, and Kevin James, Grown Ups is a comedy that hit the screens in 2010.

Dennis Dugan brought the story to life with the help of competent crew members such as Adam Sandler, and Fred Wolf (screenplay), Theo van de Sande (cinematography), and many others.

Five childhood friends, Lenny, Eric, Kurt, Marcus, and Rob, meet at a beach house to attend their high school basketball coach's funeral. All men settled in different career directions, shares layered dynamics with their families.

As they are reunited after years and spend time together, the problems lurking beneath their happiness come into the light, bringing in more complications. During a run down with their childhood opponent, the friends re-kindle their old and work on new bonds.

Available Countries: United Kingdom, France, Italy, India, and the Philippines

12. Home Team (2022)

Bankrolled by Happy Madison Productions and helmed by Charles Kinnane, and Daniel Kinnane, Home Team is a comedy-sport that hit the screens in 2022.

When New Orleans Saints won Super Bowl XLIV, it somehow led to their coach, Sean Payton, getting into trouble over his involvement in the Bountygate scandal that pays bounties to players to injure players from another team, which meant his suspension from the NFL for one year.

To use his free time, Sean decides to reconnect with his 12-year-old son and returns to his hometown. Once there, Payton finds himself coaching the 6th-grade football team.

Available Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Germany

13. Pixels (2015)

Featuring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, and Michelle Monaghan in the lead, Pixels is an action-comedy movie that was released in 2015. It comprises a talented team of crew members Chris Columbus (director), Tim Herlihy, and Timothy Dowling (screenplay), Amir Mokri (cinematography), and others.

The motion picture received a score of 5.6 on IMDb, while it received 27 out of 100 on Metacritic.

An alien message is sent to the Earth, where they declare war on Earth and give the Earth people three chances to save their planet from the alien invasion. An electronics installer, Brenner, with his friend, Cooper, the US president, realises that the aliens have mistaken the 1982 video game championship's videocassette footage as an invitation to fight.

As the video games character start attacking Earth and causing destruction, Brenner and Cooper gather all the help they can get.

Available Countries: United Kingdom, France, Italy, New Zealand, and Brazil

14. Grown Ups 2 (2013)

Bankrolled by Columbia Pictures and helmed by Dennis Dugan, Grown Ups 2 is a comedy that hit the screens in 2013.

Lenny has moved into his hometown of Stanton with his family and reunites with his friends, Eric, Kurt, and Marcus. The first day of the summer begins bringing in issues for men to tackle with their spouses, children, and bullies.

As the kids get together and do their own thing, their fathers, on the other hand, goes into a fight with college fraternity boys. The craziness continues to dial-up, leading to more mess and ultimately bringing everyone together.

Available Countries: United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, and Italy

15. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 is a movie that struggled to impress its audience. The 2015 film directed by Andy Fickman received a low rating on IMDb, with many criticizing the screenplay and lack of direction.

Paul Blart works at a local mall and helps secure the safety of the public citizen. However, he is a man with several personal tragedies, involving his wife, who left him six days after their marriage, and Paul losing his mother.

When a much-needed vacation to Las Vegas comes to him, Paul embarks on the journey with his teenage daughter. But, trouble awaits Blart as he crosses paths with the art collector and steely criminal, Vincent Sofel.

Available Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand