Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui

A Mossad agent fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist.

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176 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 53 min.

Directed by: Dennis Dugan

Release Date: June 6, 2008

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DVD Release Date: October 7, 2008

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  • July 18, 2009
    Definatley Sandlers best film for along time. At first it comes across as kinda dull and too stupid, a spoof with the usual toilet and sex jokes, but it does grow on you slowly, as the story gets going you do become attached to Zohan and his bizaare ways haha its certainley very ...( read more)immature and childish, there's nothing adult here accept some sexual references, but it is very funny in places which makes you forgive the terrible plot and whole concept.

    The best moments are denfinatley when he cuts his female clients hair, all salon scenes, when he screws his new American friends mum and his native friends around the neighbourhood. Some of the film is outright spoofery but others are 'American Pie' style filth and silly groin jokes, again, some good some embarassingly bad. Its hard to tell if I liked it or not really, its crap but good crap yet not as good as 'Naked Gun'.
    cast is good..with loads of cameo's and usual sandler buddies,although turturro is really quite awful here.
    the ending is poor and cliched which was a let down but the rest is good fun if rather silly.
  • June 12, 2009
    John Turturro, you should know better
  • May 10, 2009
    Total junk but my 10 year old had hysterics watching it. Not so sure of its PG 6 rating in this country. Far too much sexual content.
  • May 5, 2009
    Horrible. I give it one star for Rob Schneider's versatility. It made me realize how much he actually transforms into whatever ethnicity he is portraying. He is actually not a bad actor despite all of the awful films he has subjected me too. Adam Sandler looked terrific and h...( read more)as a really nice butt. Aside from that the humor was crude and silly. There were a few stupid little laugh moments, but mostly I just wanted to claw my eyes out so that I could forget all the nudity and sex scenes with older women. I love Sandler movies for the most part, but this one is a useless waste of time. You do not indeed want to mess with the Zohan. I wish I had given this one a pass.
  • February 28, 2009
    Adam Sandler has been trying to add a little social relevance to his recent comedies. Fortunately, You Don't Mess with the Zohan actually has some humor to go along with the social commentary. Much more so than I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.

    The premise is pretty silly, a...( read more)nd a lot of jokes that might appeal to a Jewish audience went right over my head. Still there's a lot of Sandler-brand jokes that fans will enjoy. Zohan was a much better movie than I expected, and any opportunity to see Emmanuelle Chriqui is one that should be taken.
  • November 7, 2009
    Ah, not very good. I'm always such a big fan of Adam Sandler's movies but this one was just silly. Such a let down. I rarely thought it was funny and it was too long also and pointless. Very disappointing.
  • November 7, 2009
    i never liked Adam Sandler, but i've seen a few scenes and i think it was funny. this might be the only Adam Sandler movie i will watch.
  • November 5, 2009
    A disillusioned Israeli Special Forces soldier named Zohan Dvir (Adam Sandler) wants to be a hairdresser than a soldier. Zohan encounters a fellow Israeli named Oori (Ido Mosseri) at a disco whose recognizes him to keep his identity secret as Scrappy Coco.

    Zohan attempts to land...( read more) the job @ Palestinian woman named Dalia's (Emmanuelle Chriqui) salon In New York City. Zohan has fallen in love with Dalia rejected his feelings for her. Dalia is Phantom's (John Turturro) sister.

    Zohan & Phantom lead the united Israelis & Palestinians to save their shops & including Delia's Salon. Phantom opens a shoe store and Zohan & Dalia open a joint beauty parlor called: "Dalohan Salon".
  • November 4, 2009
    Well it was okay....but i did enjoy the movie...funny too...but not what i expected...this kind of movie..you just need to rent the dvd..
  • November 3, 2009
    The story is very stupid but there were some good jokes though.

Critic Reviews


July 18, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

Zohan is both exponentially stranger than Larry and about twice as amusing. full review

June 9, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

Director Dennis Dugan knows his way around shin-whacking slapstick, and Sandler is mesmerizing. full review

June 6, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today

If one-note jokes that drag on too long or are worked into the ground aren't enough to trigger comic nausea, then perhaps the myriad uses of hummus will do the trick in You Don't Mess With the Zohan. full review

June 6, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

You can tsk-tsk Sandler's penchant for dumb, crass humor all you want, but there's some meaning behind his madness. Is there nothing more human, more humbling, than the idea of smelly feet? full review

June 6, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Zohan tries for a message of social relevance with a nod to America as the land of multicultural coexistence, but its real value is in air-fluffing our cares away for a couple of hours. full review

June 6, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Sandler works so hard at this, and so shamelessly, that he battered down my resistance. full review

June 6, 2008
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Given the missed opportunities for sharpening silliness with satire, it's impossible not to mess with the Zohan. full review

June 5, 2008
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Let me be blunt: You Don't Mess With the Zohan is the finest post-Zionist action-hairdressing sex comedy I have ever seen.

June 5, 2008
Bob Mondello, NPR

More annoying than the crassness, really, is the directorial sloppiness — which results in a virtually mirthless first half-hour. full review

June 5, 2008
Bob Mondello, NPR.org

More annoying than the crassness, really, is the directorial sloppiness — which results in a virtually mirthless first half-hour. full review

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Comments


  • michellefortuin
    May 12, 2009
    Really funny! I laughed at lot when I watched this. But the beginning is more fun than the end. Still it was fun :D
  • sportboy
    March 21, 2009
    It was a great movie. Adam Sandler is funny. Come on if that there was not funny to you then you need to get La*d, cause you have no sense of humor at all. Not a children's movie at all though. The rating should of been higher. like a Rated R rating.He Can do better and HE WILL. I will always be a SANDMAN FAN

    It isn't actually a childrens film it was a PG and PGS are not aimed for children I haven't seen this but I do want to it looks really good.
  • crazydeedee31
    October 10, 2008
    It was a great movie. Adam Sandler is funny. Come on if that there was not funny to you then you need to get La*d, cause you have no sense of humor at all. Not a children's movie at all though. The rating should of been higher. like a Rated R rating.He Can do better and HE WILL. I will always be a SANDMAN FAN
  • thedoctor2k7
    August 23, 2008
    i luved this film because of adam sandler
  • mucciz
    July 30, 2008
    A bit extreme in some areas but good laughter. Sandler is always funny and entertaining maybe there is a lesson in it somewhere for the fractions overthere
  • amer0324
    July 26, 2008
    After the Chuck and Larry...mmmm..this one is quite different theres a lot of scene about sex..anyway it's only a movie but who knows some people like it...for me just neutral!!!
  • xplaymusical
    July 14, 2008
    After the disappointment of Chuck and Larry, I was glad to see a Sandler movie in the style of his old films, the sophisticated jokes are incredibly funny, I enjoyed it.
  • redwards777
    July 2, 2008
    I thought it wa s funny
  • crazypink153
    June 29, 2008
    ok i generally LOVE adam sandler movies, but must say i was quite disappointed in this one. yeah i had a couple of little laughs but overall i thought it was over rated...i left the movie early. its an easy watch but not worth it if there is something else you would rather watch instead xxx
  • nerdpanda
    June 22, 2008
    cat kicking? cow punching? swallowing chickens? the ideas of jokes in this movie is seriously disturbing...

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