Look, I love Adam Sandler . You love Adam Sandler. We all love Adam Sandler! So, why was I so shocked to discover then that my students, who are all around the age of 12, also love Sandler? This all came about because several of them interrupted my class to ask me if I knew that he was at their local park the other day.

Now, I don't know about the accuracy of this sighting (perhaps if he was around my school, he could have been scouting out a location for one of his upcoming movies ). But, needless to say, I was stunned that they even knew who Sandler was, let alone that they “loved” him. When I asked them what movies of his they loved, these were the ones they told me.

Leo When Sandler made a $250 million deal with Netflix back in 2014 , I never imagined that that number would be bumped up considerably ten years later. What I also never imagined was that one of the movies that would be produced with Netflix would be the 2023 animated flick, Leo. Leo , which CinemaBlend's own Philip Sledge was surprised by how much he enjoyed it , is the story of a class pet who suddenly discovers that his life might be ending sooner rather than later.

He decides to escape his confines, only to learn that maybe he was better off right where he started. A few of my students told me that this was their introduction to Adam Sandler, and that they loved the story first, and wondered who the lizard's voice was second. It also makes sense that my middle school students would enjoy this family-f.