Does The Waterboy end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Waterboy easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Waterboy scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Waterboy violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Waterboy

Name: The Waterboy
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1998
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler, Fairuza Balk, Jerry Reed

You can mess with him. But don't mess with his water.

Directed by Frank Coraci

Produced by Touchstone Pictures

199890 min6.1 / 10

A broad, good-natured sports comedy about an underdog social outcast who discovers his hidden strength and finds acceptance through football.

Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs.

Clusters

Odd Couple Comedies Silly Slapstick Comedies Silly Movies With Heart Underdog Comedy Teams Outcasts and Misfits

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Sports Stutter Louisiana Social Outcast Ridicule Deserted By Husband Low Self Esteem Waterboy College American Football

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Does The Waterboy end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Waterboy easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is The Waterboy scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Waterboy sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is The Waterboy violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.