Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

This is a moderate movie. Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) is the socially awkward owner of a small business that distributes novelty toilet plungers. He is constantly hassled by his seven sisters, who want him to be more social and go on dates. Barry decides to call a phone sex line to console his loneliness and practice talking with a woman. The company turns out to be a scam located in Provo, Utah, and they start to harass him.

This was the first film where Adam Sandler deviated from his usual mainstream comedic role. The keyboard instrument he finds is known as a harmonium; first invented in 1842. The frequent flier story in the film is based on the true experience of David Phillips. He bought over 12,000 servings of pudding (at a price of $3,000) and earned enough miles to fly roundtrip to Europe 31 times. The word "love" appears as a bruise across Barry's knuckles when he punches the map in his office.