Grown Ups 2

Lenny moves his family back to the small town where he and his old friends grew up, hoping for a quieter life but getting anything but calm. The story follows a single chaotic last day of school that pulls the group into a sequence of mishaps, pranks, and misunderstandings. As the dads juggle parenting, dating, and egos, their children create unexpected complications that upend plans and force awkward conversations. The film strings together set pieces and pratfalls with a focus on recurrent jokes and the way old friendships react to grown-up responsibilities, keeping the tone light and focused on laughs rather than emotional depth.

Directed by Dennis Dugan and released in 2013, the movie was created by Adam Sandler, Fred Wolf, and Tim Herlihy. Sandler leads an ensemble that includes Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Salma Hayek Pinault, reuniting many performers from Sandler's regular troupe.

It was a commercial draw that brought audiences back for broad, familiar comedy, doing well at the box office despite mixed critical reaction. Fans of the cast turned out in large numbers, making it a financially notable sequel in Sandler's filmography.

The film reinforced the Adam Sandler ensemble as a recognizable comedy brand, and several sequences, like the exaggerated schoolyard chaos and over-the-top party scenes, showed up in promotional clips and social chatter. Its style of loud, physical humor and recurring gags became shorthand for the kind of summer comedy many viewers expected from Sandler and his collaborators.

Critics were split, with many pointing to the film's sketchlike structure and reliance on crude jokes, while general audiences tended to respond more favorably. The movie deals mostly with themes of friendship, fatherhood, and nostalgia for a simpler hometown life, though it favors slapstick and improv over nuanced exploration. It holds a vote average of 6.14/10 from user votes, reflecting the gap between casual viewers and critical tastes.