2. Barry Egan - Adam Sandler (Punch-Drunk Love)
Nowadays the words "Adam" and "Sandler" coupled together in a way that makes you think about comedian Adam Sandler is enough to induce random vomiting, but there was a time when this guy decided to stop going nuts for a while and make a movie without Rob Schneider, and the fabulous results can be glimpsed in Paul Thomas Anderson's
Punch-Drunk Love, a real movie that exists for you to buy and everything. Yes, here's a picture that genuinely disallows Adam Sandler to make a single fart joke for its runtime, and gives him room to do some proper acting. The results are surprisingly candid, with Sandler in quite mode, playing a character of actual depth that we can relate to. If you hate Sandler, here's the movie that might change your mind.