Don't Say Good Luck

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Don't Say Good Luck

2026

1h 35m

Comedy

Drama

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96%

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28 Reviews

86%

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50+ Ratings

In this coming-of-age dramedy, Sophie Birenbaum is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical -- until suddenly she's living with even more drama at home than on the stage.

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Monica Castillo

AV Club

2d

B+

By focusing on life and its messiness instead of looming death, Hart’s film earns the emotion other cancer dramas take for granted.

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Lisa Kennedy

New York Times

2d

Sandler is sweetly attuned to Sophie, a sometimes tentative teenager. And Lynskey strikes a believable balance as both a fighter and a woman tired of the fight.

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Mary McNamara

Los Angeles Times

2d

Love is the root of much pain, but it’s also what conquers it in the end.

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M.N. Miller

InSession Film

4h

A-

Don't Say Good Luck knows exactly which emotional buttons to push and earns every single one of them. Sunny Sandler steals the show in a story about a young woman finding her voice, guided by love, by family, and, to some extent, by community.

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

4h

82/100

I cried in a Happy Madison production. I didn’t think that could ever be a thing. Sunny Sandler actually delivers a performance worth talking about, and she’s ready for bigger and better things. Melanie Lynskey delivers a knockout performance.

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Jonathon Wilson

Ready Steady Cut

5h

4/5

A fusion of coming-of-age story and heavier familial drama, it manages to have its cake and eat it, in some respects, being both funny and wrenchingly sad without feeling manipulative about either.

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Albert C

@alcar66 34m

This is a very good script and very well done performance providing all the feelies as it progressed towards the end. It is worth watching. The Sandlers put a really good film together.

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Nava H

@Navahone86 46m

It was a great show. There were tears in my eyes at the end of the show. I give this a grade A.

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Laura L

@laurakali 1h

Good movie. Cast is great. But if a girl id gonna cry when her mom says she's not gonna make it, give her some fake tears ir something.

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Dean B

@MovieGeek08 2h

Sunny Sandler is definitely a rising star! This was a good movie, but uncomplete and missing 1/3 of the movie. The acting was great. The writing could have used more work.

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Jayne L

@Faith71688 2h

Loved this movie. The writing was great, and Sunny Sandler, what is there to say other than she has a bright, bright future! I’m looking forward to watching her grow as an actress.

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Mark A

@MarkGA 3h

I didn’t know what to expect but it was a great performance from all of the cast especially Sunny Sandler - to "write her off" as simply a "Hollywood Kid" is wrong - her performance was excellent and I am looking forward to future movies.

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Synopsis

In this coming-of-age dramedy, Sophie Birenbaum is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical -- until suddenly she's living with even more drama at home than on the stage.

Director: Julia Hart
Producer: Adam Sandler, Jackie Sandler, Jordan Horowitz, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger
Screenwriter: Laura Hankin, Julia Hart, Jordan Horowitz
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Netflix Studios
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 14, 2026
Runtime: 1h 35m

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