You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) movie poster

You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)

"Lather. Rinse. Save the world."
ThumbScore
👍 74%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 46%
ComedyAction

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Director
Runtime
1h 53m
Rated
PG-13
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
5.7/10 (4,011 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
37%
Metacritic
54

Cast

Adam Sandler as Zohan Dvir · 72% avg
Emmanuelle Chriqui as Dalia Hakbarah · 69% avg
John Turturro as Fatoush 'The Phantom' Hakbarah · 71% avg
Nick Swardson as Michael Klayman · 71% avg
Lainie Kazan as Gail Klayman · 71% avg
Rob Schneider as Salim Yousfobdal · 71% avg
Kevin Nealon as Kevin · 68% avg
Mariah Carey as Mariah Carey

Is You Don't Mess with the Zohan good?

Most people think so. 74% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 46%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1467 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#109 / 208 · 2008
Rank among its director's films
#10 / 13 · Dennis Dugan

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head-to-head with an Arab cab driver -- to make his dreams come true. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

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⬆ 2,186💬 276 comments
You Don't Mess With the Zohan is an absolute mind-boggler. It was co-written by Judd Apatow and Robert Smigel, had a $90 million budget, made $200 million worldwide and focuses on an Israeli special agent who moves to NYC to cut hair and have sex with elderly women.
I just watched You Don't Mess With the Zohan again. It is as weird as I remembered, and I'm pretty certain only Adam Sandler [during his massively... Read on Reddit →
Top comment: "It gets even weirder. The villain is a Palestinian freedom fighter, but *HUGE SPOILER* it turns out..."
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