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Little Nicky

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Little Nicky

PG-13

Released Nov 10, 2000

1h 30m

Comedy

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In a perfect world, he'd be happy to head-bang in his room all day to heavy metal music. But no, his mom is an angel, his old man is the devil, and like all good fathers, he insists that Nicky get involved in the family business. Nicky could think of 666 things he'd rather be doing than corrupting souls or spewing evil, but when his father's command over Hades is threatened by his bullying older brothers, it's up to unbalanced Nicky to restore the balance between Good and Evil on earth.

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Critics Consensus

Despite the presence of a large, talented cast, the jokes in Little Nicky are dumb, tasteless, and not that funny, and Adam Sandler's character is grating to watch.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

This is no Wedding Singer.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 25, 2010

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

If you can take Sandler for more than five minutes, this is his funniest film to date.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Has an enormous cast of stars, including Harvey Keitel as daddy devil. But even the stars couldn't brighten up this flick.

Rated: D

Jun 19, 2002

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

For all the high concept gags and elaborate digital magic there are no fall down funny laughs, but there’s a steady stream of amusing asides, nutty gags, crude humor, and lewd references, all tempered by [Sandler's] gawky goofball innocence.

Aug 19, 2023

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Maybe Adam Sandler really has some familial connections with the Devil.

Rated: 0/4

Jan 17, 2010

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 1/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Peter B

Hilarious, way ahead of its time, at least 25 years. Hitler in a French Maid's outfit being punished in Hell... Wow. Adult humor for mature individuals. The cast, the references to history, just way too funny. I have to wonder about people who don't like this film. No sense of humor maybe? I am very glad I found this movie. Very good production! A Must See definitely.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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John R

Adams funniest movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/17/25

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Ciaran S

With a cheap story with endless plot holes, unfunny gags, weak writing and annoying acting Little Nicky is a perfect example of nothing more but a waste of your time.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/25/25

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Dave G

Easily Sandlers' worst movie. All that saves it is the dog and glimpses of the World Trade Center.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

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Aaron B

Probably the worst Adam Sandler movie, but it’s him and he’s doing his thing. I’m a huge fan of his, and always will be, but this film in 2025 compared to all his work is god awful 😞

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/25

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Cork B

I usually like Sandler flicks, even the dumb ones like "Thats my boy". It has a pretty decent cast, premise, and they obviously spent a bunch of money on it. To be fair, it DID make me belly laugh a couple of times, but that doesn't make up for the absolute nonsensical stupidity of the writing. It was bad. And dumb. I can forgive a movie if it is consistently funny, but this was sporadically funny at best.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/25

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Synopsis

In a perfect world, he'd be happy to head-bang in his room all day to heavy metal music. But no, his mom is an angel, his old man is the devil, and like all good fathers, he insists that Nicky get involved in the family business. Nicky could think of 666 things he'd rather be doing than corrupting souls or spewing evil, but when his father's command over Hades is threatened by his bullying older brothers, it's up to unbalanced Nicky to restore the balance between Good and Evil on earth.

Director: Steven Brill
Producer: Jack Giarraputo, Robert Simonds
Screenwriter: Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler, Steven Brill
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: Happy Madison Productions, New Line Cinema, RSC Media, Avery Pix
Rating: PG-13 (Drug Content|Crude Sexual Humor|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.4M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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