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You Don't Mess With the Zohan

Play trailer 2:08 Poster for You Don't Mess With the Zohan PG-13 Released Jun 6, 2008 1h 53m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Tired of all the fighting in his country, legendary Israeli commando Zohan (Adam Sandler) fakes his own death and goes to New York, where he can fulfill his fondest dream: to become a hairstylist. Zohan's sexy way with a cut and curl makes him a hit with Manhattan's women, but when enemy Arabs spot him, Zohan has to call on his military skills if he is ever to wield scissors again.
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You Don't Mess With the Zohan features intermittent laughs, and will please Sandler diehards, but after awhile the leaky premise wears thin.

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Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: B- Apr 21, 2012 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review St. Louis Post-Dispatch Rated: C- Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Eddie Harrison The List ...attempts to ring humour from topical subjects like home-made bomb-making sit uneasily with Sandler’s obvious ambitions to political gravitas, with the gags drying up in favour of an climactic mix of sentiment and action... Rated: 2/5 Feb 20, 2024 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies You Don't Mess With the Zohan is hysterical and gives Adam Sandler one of his finest comedic roles in a comedy that puts its own spin on the conflict and need for peace. Rated: 4/5 Jun 6, 2023 Full Review James Croot The Post NZ America's favourite man-child returned to his routinely mediocre and mildly misogynist formula with this 2008 "comedy". Rated: 2/5 May 6, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C Funny in 1 hour and 53 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Language, Crude and Sexual Content and Nudity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $100,000,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Adam Sandler as Zohan and Nick Swardson as his roommate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/30/25 Full Review Richard T. This movie takes stabs at a variety of societal, political, stereotypes. The end product being something that is absurdly humorous. If you have the comedic sensibilities to handle the very brash, dark humor. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/29/25 Full Review Humble T Knowing the purpose and aim of the film, I respect the execution. It's a classic Sandler-type film. May not be a top 5 Sandler film but for me it's worth seeing again and again. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/21/25 Full Review Ryland C It’s okay. It had some good comedy that’s easy to laugh at, Zohan himself is a pretty fun Adam Sandler character, and the premise was pretty good. It’s the story that holds it back for me. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/11/25 Full Review David Lee K Even Adam Sandler fans won't think this atrocious movie is in any way funny. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/23/25 Full Review Loulla P Was expecting an at least average movie from Sandler. Did not like the character and jokes at all, very low level... Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/22/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Tired of all the fighting in his country, legendary Israeli commando Zohan (Adam Sandler) fakes his own death and goes to New York, where he can fulfill his fondest dream: to become a hairstylist. Zohan's sexy way with a cut and curl makes him a hit with Manhattan's women, but when enemy Arabs spot him, Zohan has to call on his military skills if he is ever to wield scissors again.
Director
Dennis Dugan
Producer
Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo
Screenwriter
Judd Apatow, Robert Smigel, Adam Sandler
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Happy Madison Productions, Relativity Media, Columbia Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Crude and Sexual Content|Nudity)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 6, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$100.0M
Runtime
1h 53m
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