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Happy Gilmore 2

Happy Gilmore 2

Comedy · 2025

Happy Gilmore isn't done with golf — not by a long shot. Since his retirement after his first Tour Championship win, Gilmore returns to finance his daughter's ballet classes.

Movie details

Happy Gilmore 2

“Happy Gilmore returns!”

2025 Comedy 1h 58m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.1 / 10

117.1K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

61 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

52 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Happy Gilmore isn't done with golf — not by a long shot. Since his retirement after his first Tour Championship win, Gilmore returns to finance his daughter's ballet classes.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Happy Gilmore 2?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Kyle Newacheck

Written by

Tim Herlihy · Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler

Happy Gilmore

Julie Bowen

Julie Bowen

Virginia

Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald

Shooter McGavin

Benny Safdie

Benny Safdie

Frank Manatee

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Hal L

Bad Bunny

Bad Bunny

Oscar Mejías

John Daly

John Daly

John Daly

Court is in session

Put Happy Gilmore 2 on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.