- Films
- 15
- Avg rating
- 5.74
- Peak run
- 1992’01
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Dennis by the numbers
Average
5.74
15 rated films
Vote weighted
5.76
bigger films count more
Median
5.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.89
rating spread
Career
31y
1990 to 2020
Total votes
2.12M
across every film
Best
7.0
Happy Gilmore
Worst
3.3
Jack and Jill
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 |  Happy Gilmore 2 | Doug Thompson | 6.1 | 124K |
| 2023 |  Knox Goes Away | Philo Jones | 7.0 | 31,491 |
| 2020 | Love, Weddings & Other Disasters | Eddie Stone | 4.9 | 3,431 |
| 1996 |  Happy Gilmore | Doug Thompson | 7.0 | 313K |
| 1989 |  Parenthood | David Brodsky | 7.1 | 59,738 |
| 1988 | The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking | Mr. Settigren | 5.9 | 5,018 |
| 1987 |  Can't Buy Me Love | David Miller | 6.8 | 46,764 |
| 1985 | Water | Rob | 6.0 | 2,865 |
| 1981 |  The Howling | Chris Howard | 6.5 | 45,493 |
| 1979 | Unidentified Flying Oddball | Tom Trimble | 5.2 | 1,572 |
| 1976 | Harry and Walter Go to New York | Lewis | 5.4 | 1,441 |
| 1976 | Norman... Is That You? | Garson Hobart | · | 541 |
| 1975 | Smile | Logan | 7.1 | 2,809 |
| 1972 | Night Call Nurses | Kit | · | 562 |
Better together?
Dennis Dugan's regulars
- Adam SandlerDirector and actor · 8 films · 5.76 avg▼−0.13
- Adam SandlerWriter · 6 films · 5.63 avg▲+0.06
- Rupert Gregson-WilliamsComposer · 6 films · 5.43 avg
- Theo van de SandeCinematographer · 4 films · 6.07 avg
- Tim HerlihyWriter · 3 films · 6.30 avg▲+0.45
- Arthur AlbertCinematographer · 3 films · 6.17 avg
- Kevin JamesDirector and actor · 3 films · 5.77 avg●−0.03
- David SpadeDirector and actor · 3 films · 5.67 avg▼−0.07
- John TurturroDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.25 avg▲+0.20
- Nick SwardsonDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.00 avg▲+0.41
- Rob SchneiderDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.80 avg▲+0.33
- Steve ZahnDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.75 avg▼−0.24
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Dennis Dugan
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