Jack and Jill

Jack Sadelstein is a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles who leads a calm, orderly life with his wife and kids. Every Thanksgiving he dreads a visit that turns his routine upside down: his twin sister Jill arrives with a whirlwind of neediness and demands. Jill's outspoken humor and relentless affection for her brother pull him from his carefully carved routines, turning family rituals into improvisational chaos. As Jack tries to keep Jill content and everything on track, the holiday brings a flurry of misadventures, mistaken impressions, and comic collisions between two very different sides of one family. The story leans into the pressure of appearance, sibling banter, and the absurdity of keeping up appearances. Expect broad laughs and misadventures.

Directed by Dennis Dugan, Jack and Jill is built from an original screenplay by Adam Sandler, Steve Koren and Ben Zook. Released in 2011, it aims for broad audience appeal with slapstick humor and familiar Happy Madison sensibilities for families.

With a production budget of 79 million, the comedy grossed about 149.7 million worldwide, reflecting a sizeable audience draw. Critics were largely mixed to negative, but the film performed best in North America and earned foreign receipts and overseas success.

The film is often remembered for Sandler playing dual roles as Jack and Jill and for Al Pacino making a self parody cameo that sparked meme worthy moments. These touches gave the movie a fleeting pop culture footprint. That moment cycles through pop culture, sparking memes and late night chatter.

Critics largely panned the film for its broad humor and thin character arcs, though some laughs come from the clash between glossy celebrity life and everyday family chaos. The movie places family obligations and the pressure to entertain at the center of its jokes. It also mirrors celebrity culture today.