David Spade is a famous American actor known for his roles in comedy movies and for co-starring with the same actors like Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider in various flicks. He first met Adam Sandler on Saturday Night Live when he started on the show in the 1990s, and they've been great friends ever since, which explains why they often appear in the same movies.
David Spade has played over 60 roles on people's screens. Whether in sitcoms or movies, the popular actor has won the hearts of many fans over the years. With that in mind, these are some of the best David Spade movies as of yet.
10 The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
David Spade plays General George Cluster in this movie featuring Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Taylor Lautner, Terry Crews, Jorge Garcia, Luke Wilson, and Jon Lovitz. The Ridiculous 6 is about Tommy, an outlaw, who discovers he has five half-brothers and that his true father is still alive and needs his help. He then sets off on a quest to find his brothers and resolve his dad's problems.
This adventure is full of laughs and slapstick comedy. The most fun part of the movie is to watch so many great actors together on the same screen.
9 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
David Spade is back as Griffin, the invisible man, with Adam Sandler, who plays Dracula, and Selena Gomez as Mavis, Dracula's daughter. In this third installment of the series, the story focuses more on Dracula himself as he tries to find love while evading the monster hunter Van Helsing on their cruise.
Just like its predecessors, this movie is also very comedic and light-hearted. Plus, the fact it is Mavis who worries about Dracula's love life instead of the other way around was refreshing to see.
8 The Do-Over (2016)
Charlie (David Spade) and Max (Adam Sandler) have known each other since school, and when they reunite twenty-five years later, they are both unhappy with the way that their lives have turned out. They decide to get new identities and start their lives over. However, these new names bring them more trouble than they expected.
This movie surprised many David Spade and Adam Sandler fans. Some even proclaimed that this movie served as a comeback for Adam Sandler. For fans of humor, this is definitely a must-watch.
7 Grown Ups 2 (2013)
Grown Ups 2 happens three years after the events of the first movie. Lenny (Adam Sandler) misses his childhood friends and decides to move back to his hometown with his wife (Salma Hayek) and kids. Driven by nostalgia, the gang eventually realizes that the world they once knew has moved on, and they must deal with a new set of challenges as they are now grown-ups.
This movie is as funny as the first one, if not even more so. A sequel rarely surpasses fans' expectations, but this one succeeded and quickly became a fan favorite. Fans are already impatiently waiting for a third installment.​​​​
6 The Benchwarmers (2006)
The Benchwarmers stars David Spade as Richie, Jon Header as Clark, and Rob Schneider as Gus. The trio spent their whole lives getting bullied and letting others push them around until they finally decided to put a stop to it. To make up for lost memories and childhood moments, they form a baseball team to compete against others, most notably against little league baseball teams.
For fans who love Adam Sandler/Rob Schneider-type comedies, this movie should be incredibly enjoyable. It features many good laughs and plenty of memorable and goofy moments.
5 Hotel Transylvania (2013)
In the first Hotel Transylvania movie, Dracula had built a resort in Transylvania to raise his daughter, Mavis, away from human civilization. On his 118th birthday, Dracula invited his other monster friends like Frankenstein and his wife, Wayne, a werewolf and his wife, Murray the mummy, an invisible man named Griffin, and others to celebrate.
They were having a great time until a human named Jonathan (Andy Samberg from Brooklyn Nine-Nine) crashed the party and turned their lives upside down. This movie is a light-hearted comedy with plenty of laughs for both kids and adults to enjoy.
4 Joe Dirt (2001)
Joe Dirt stars David Spade as its main protagonist, Joe, who used to live with his parents in a trailer park until he lost them in the Grand Canyon at the age of 8. He spent many years searching for them, and when his quest takes him to Los Angeles, he gets invited to a radio show to be humiliated.
However, the optimist doesn't let that event affect him, and he becomes an inspiration for many people. This movie is massively underappreciated by many people, but fans know that it is truly a gem worth watching.
3 Wrong Missy (2020)
Wrong Missy came out right in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic when everyone had to stay at home and practice social distancing. It's a romantic comedy starring David Spade and Lauren Lapkus, which managed to bring a bit of joy and humor to life at the time of confinement, and it still holds up well to this day.
The story follows Tim (David Spade), who gets invited to a work retreat in Hawaii. While out at the resort, he texts a woman he likes to join him, but the person who shows up isn't the one he was expecting. Missy (Lauren Lapkus), an awkward woman he dated once and hated, is the one who meets with him. Tim must play it cool if he hopes to keep his job and his dignity.
2 Grown Ups (2010)
Grown Ups stars Adam Sandler (who also worked on the scripts), Salma Hayek, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, and, obviously, David Spade. This comedy tends to follow the same type of running jokes and humor as all of Adam Sandler's other movies, but this one is one of his best ones along with Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison.
The story is about a group of five school friends who reunite years later to celebrate the fourth of July after learning that their former coach passed away. David plays Marcus Higgins, a father who gets the opportunity to reconnect with his son (Alexander Ludwig from Vikings) while celebrating with his old friends.
1 The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
The Emperor's New Groove is an underrated Walt Disney movie that came out in the year 2000. The animated comedy follows the arrogant and selfish emperor, Kuzco, who is accidentally transformed into a llama when his advisor, Yzma, and her assistant Kronk, tried to poison him and steal his throne. Alone and lost in the jungle, Kuzco finds an unlikely ally in Pacha (John Goodman), and together they must stop Yzma and reclaim his title and human appearance.
David Spade's role as Kuzco was one of his most iconic ones yet. The movie quickly became a fan favorite due to its many hilarious moments. Fans also loved whenever Kuzco came up on the screen and broke the fourth wall by talking directly to them.