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2006 Certificate 15
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Alan Johnson (Cheadle), a New York dentist, runs into his college roommate, Charlie Fineman (Sandler), by chance after Fineman loses his family in the September 11 tragedy. The two re-spark their friendship, beginning a tentative journey towards recovery... Read more

Starring Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler
Director Mike Binder
Genres Audio Descriptive, Drama

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Reign Over Me

Alan Johnson (Cheadle), a New York dentist, runs into his college roommate, Charlie Fineman (Sandler), by chance after Fineman loses his family in the September 11 tragedy. The two re-spark their friendship, beginning a tentative journey towards recovery...

Starring Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler, Saffron Burrows, Donald Sutherland, Robert Klein
Director Mike Binder
Studio COLUMBIA PICTURES
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 4 mins
Blu-ray: 2 hrs 4 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Audio Descriptive, Drama
Language DVD: English, English Audio Description
Blu-ray: English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Hindi, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Released DVD: 20 Aug 2007
Blu-ray: 20 Aug 2007
Production year: 2006
Format DVD

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  • Upon noticing the words Adam Sandler and 9/11 occupying the same sentence, youd half expect some sort of... read more on Time Out

    • David Jenkins, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 97 out of 98 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Reign Over Me

    'A comedian at the Oscars, The saddest man of all' sang Will Ferrel at this year's Oscars and next year I fear we may once again see an example of this when Adam Sandler fails to get a deserved nomination for Reign Over Me.

    Don Cheadle plays Alan, an uptight dentist who doesn't really enjoy his life. His wife is domineering and his work partners treat him with no respect. One day he bumps into his college roommate Charlie (Sandler) whose family were killed on 9/11. Charlie cannot deal with his loss and has lost touch with the world. Alan and Charlie begin to hang out again and slowly help each other with their problems.

    This is Sandler back in Punch Drunk Love territory. Whilst PDL relied in some ways on Sandlers penchant for anger, this performance is more reserved. This makes the moments when he does lose it all the more powerful. Cheadle does an admirable job in supporting Sandler and the rest of the cast, including Liv Tyler, Jada Pinkett Smith and Saffron Burrows, all give good performances. But this is the Sandler show.

    It is a very good film, not to emotional and with some geniunely funny moments. Plus the soundtrack is one for Springsteen fans, with The River album being an instrinsic part of the plot.

    If you are expecting the Adam Sandler of Happy Gilmore you may be disappointed, but if you like good, thought-provoking films then this one is for you.

      • A customer from Wales
      • Posted 24 Apr 2007 22:27

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    Rated - 5 stars

    First review I have done, and it's because of this film.

    Wow - once in a while a movie will com along that really touches your heart. Reign Over Me is one of these such movies. Wonderfully quirky and Adam Sandler really steals the show with a great performance. Don Cheadle again impresses and the other characters, although only really a back drop, give the film real depth. If you are considering this film, then make sure that you put the kids in bed, turn off your phone and really immerse yourself into it. You'll laugh, you'll cry, but most of all, you will feel that you have taken something from this wonderful piece of work.

      • A customer from St. Leonards-on-Sea
      • Posted 09 Apr 2008 15:31

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    • 16 Apr 2007

    'I am a simple man/So I sing a simple song/Never been so much in love/And never hurt so bad at the same time.' Graham Nash's song Simple Man is an unusual choice for a title tune, especially since the title is actually a reference to The Who. Maybe the marketing men figured 'Simple Man' starring Adam Sandler would send the wrong message - this is Sandler back in serious thespian mode, at least for the most part. He plays Charlie Fineman (nice vote of confidence there from writer-director Mike... Read more

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