Punch-Drunk Love
“I have a love in my life. It makes me stronger than anything you can imagine.”
A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.
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Cast
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Adam Sandler
Barry Egan
Known for
Hotel Transylvania
Pixels
Emily Watson
Lena Leonard
Known for
Chernobyl
Corpse Bride
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Dean Trumbell
Known for
Mission: Impossible III
Moneyball
Luis Guzmán
Lance
Known for
Wednesday
Narcos
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Elizabeth Egan
Known for
24
The Dropout
Robert Smigel
Walter the Dentist
Known for
Happy Gilmore
Hotel Transylvania
Jason Andrews
Operator Carter (voice)
Known for
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Don McManus
Plastic (voice)
Known for
The Maze Runner
Under the Silver Lake
David Schrempf
Customer #1
No other roles listed
Seann Conway
Customer #2
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Rico Bueno
Rico
Known for
Poetic Justice
Hazel Mailloux
Rhonda
No other roles listed
Paul Thomas Anderson Director · Jon Brion Composer Robert Elswit Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $25M · United States release October 11, 2002
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$24,665,649
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Revolution Studios
Production
New Line Cinema
Production
JoAnne Sellar Productions
Production
Ghoulardi Film Company
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 19, 2002
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · October 11, 2002
Limited theatrical
United States · June 24, 2003
Physical · VHS / Two-Disc Special Edition DVD
United States
October 5, 2002 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 8, 2002 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 25, 2002 · Theatrical
December 2, 2003 · Physical · Single Disc Edition DVD
November 15, 2016 · Physical · The Criterion Edition Blu-ray / DVD
February 14, 2024 · Physical · as part of Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 4
February 4, 2025 · Physical · The Criterion Edition 4K Ultra HD
Argentina
March 20, 2003 · Theatrical
Australia
April 3, 2003 · Theatrical
Austria
May 23, 2003 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 19, 2003 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 16, 2003 · Theatrical
Canada
September 13, 2002 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
October 11, 2002 · Limited theatrical
October 25, 2002 · Theatrical
China
April 17, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
January 24, 2003 · Premiere · Febio Film Festival
February 27, 2003 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 7, 2003 · Theatrical
September 9, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Estonia
March 21, 2003 · Theatrical
Finland
March 28, 2003 · Theatrical
France
January 22, 2003 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 106050
September 23, 2004 · TV · Canal + (Jeudi 7ème art)
December 19, 2006 · TV · France 4
Germany
April 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Greece
March 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 20, 2003 · Theatrical
Iceland
March 7, 2003 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 7, 2003 · Digital
Israel
February 27, 2003 · Theatrical
Italy
March 21, 2003 · Theatrical
May 25, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray
Japan
July 26, 2003 · Theatrical
Kuwait
January 13, 2004 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 7, 2003 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 4, 2003 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 27, 2003 · Premiere · Rotterdam International Film Festival
April 24, 2003 · Theatrical
July 5, 2006 · TV · RTL 7
March 25, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Norway
November 24, 2002 · Premiere · Oslo International Film Festival
February 21, 2003 · Theatrical
Philippines
July 16, 2003 · Theatrical
Poland
October 25, 2002 · Digital
January 6, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
March 14, 2003 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 8, 2003 · Theatrical
Spain
November 21, 2002 · Premiere · Gijón International Film Festival
March 7, 2003 · Theatrical · ICAA: 136202
Sweden
January 29, 2003 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
March 14, 2003 · Theatrical
Switzerland
May 16, 2003 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 17, 2002 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
February 7, 2003 · Theatrical
February 10, 2025 · Physical · The Criterion Collection 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray
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