Grown Ups (2010)

Movie · 2010 · Comedy · 1h 42m · PG-13 · English

Curator score: 1.6/10 (1.1M ratings)

Boys will be boys. . . some longer than others.

Overview

After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Ratings

Director

Dennis Dugan

Production

Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Happy Madison Productions

Cast

Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Salma Hayek Pinault, Maria Bello, Maya Rudolph, Joyce Van Patten, Ebony Jo-Ann, Di Quon, Steve Buscemi, Colin Quinn, Tim Meadows, Madison Riley, Jamie Chung, Ashley Loren, Jake Goldberg, Cameron Boyce, Alexys Nycole Sanchez

Curator Review

Verdict

A lazy, broad hangout comedy that survives on chemistry, vacation energy, and a steady stream of dumb jokes rather than a real plot. If you like star-driven, low-stakes ensemble comedies and don’t mind crude humor or uneven jokes, it can be an easy watch; if you want sharp writing or narrative momentum, it will feel thin.

Best for

  • fans of crude ensemble comedies
  • viewers who like relaxed, plot-light hangout movies
  • people in the mood for nostalgic middle-aged friendship comedy
  • audiences who enjoy broad studio comedy over precision

Skip if

  • you want tightly written jokes and strong structure
  • you dislike juvenile or gross-out humor
  • you need character growth or emotional depth
  • you’re sensitive to lazy, improvisational comedy

Overview

Grown Ups is less a comedy with a plot than a weekend with loud friends who never stop talking. The appeal is simple: a big cast, summer-camp energy, and enough goofy set pieces to keep the movie moving even when the jokes are hit-or-miss. It’s built for easy watching, not for elegance.

Worth noting

What makes it work, for some viewers, is the chemistry and the sense of friends falling back into old rhythms. The movie is shamelessly broad and often stupid, but it knows how to coast on vibe, nostalgia, and the comfort of familiar comic personas. That looseness is either the charm or the problem.

Bottom line

If you want a polished comedy, this will probably feel like a mess. If you’re open to a loud, low-pressure hangout movie with a few memorable bits and a lot of filler, it has a scrappy, junk-food appeal that explains why it stayed so popular.

Top Letterboxd reviews

𓆩♡𓆪 (5★) · 8885 likes

Can everybody stop pretending that this movie isn’t good

Leah 🥀 (5★) · 4975 likes

people that don’t like this movie don’t know what fun is

Vivian (3★) · 3454 likes

film snobs are just pretentious nerds who hate their fathers

Leah 🥀 (5★) · 2292 likes

a classic. literally a classic.

zach (2★) · 2142 likes

adam sandler casting his friends so they can go vacation for a movie

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Topics

ensemble comedy, hangout movie, bro comedy, nostalgic, summer vacation, crude humor, broad humor, friendship, family-friendly-adjacent, 2010s comedy

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