From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Coraci (born February 3, 1966) is an American film director and screenwriter best known for his work with Adam Sandler. Coraci was born in Shirley, New York. Coraci graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1988. He has directed three of Sandler's hit films (The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy and Click) as well as several of Sandler's music videos. He makes an appearance as the title character in Sandler's video for "The Lonesome Kicker". A graduate from William Floyd H.S. 1984 Coraci also directed the Jackie Chan film Around the World in 80 Days which, compared to his Adam Sandler-starring hits, was known for being a major box office failure, earning only US$24 million at the US box office against a US$110 million budget. Coraci's next film will be The Zookeeper, a romantic comedy starting Kevin James in the lead role and Rosario Dawson. It's scheduled for a 2011 release date. Coraci was on the varsity wrestling team for all four years of his time at William Floyd High School. His family owned a hardware store, liquor store and real estate office in the Shirley and Mastic Beach area. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Coraci, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 3, 1966 (60)
- New York, USA
- Director and producer
- 13 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Frank Coraci's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
Gentle 7 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 8
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 8 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Frank Coraci's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Frank Coraci's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
16 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Happy Gilmore 2(2025)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hot Air(2018)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Sandy Wexler(2017)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Graves(2016)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
The Ridiculous 6(2015)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Blended(2014)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Here Comes the Boom(2012)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Zookeeper(2011)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Click(2006)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Waterboy(1998)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Wedding Singer(1998)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all filmsMurdered Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Lost Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Verona Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles, 14 of them dated from 1996 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Click (2006)
Highest rated
The Wedding Singer (1998)
Most popular right now
Click (2006)
Film career
- 1998Screen debut· The Waterboy
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Frank Coraci's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 53/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Frank Coraci's work okay for kids?
Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Frank Coraci work with?
People who share at least 2 of Frank Coraci's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Sandler shares the most, 6.
Writers
- Tim HerlihyShared titles: The Ridiculous 6 (2015), Blended (2014), Click (2006), The Waterboy (1998), The Wedding Singer (1998)See all 5 shared titles with Tim Herlihy
- Adam SandlerShared titles: The Ridiculous 6 (2015), Blended (2014), Zookeeper (2011), Click (2006), The Waterboy (1998), The Wedding Singer (1998)See all 6 shared titles with Adam Sandler
- Kevin JamesShared titles: Here Comes the Boom (2012), Zookeeper (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin James
Actors
- Henry WinklerShared titles: Here Comes the Boom (2012), Click (2006), The Waterboy (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Henry Winkler
- Lawrence Gilliard Jr.Shared titles: Hot Air (2018), The Waterboy (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
- Steve CooganShared titles: Hot Air (2018), Around the World in 80 Days (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Coogan
- Terry CrewsShared titles: The Ridiculous 6 (2015), Blended (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Terry Crews
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Rupert Gregson-WilliamsShared titles: Hot Air (2018), The Ridiculous 6 (2015), Blended (2014), Here Comes the Boom (2012), Zookeeper (2011), Click (2006)See all 6 shared titles with Rupert Gregson-Williams
- Tom LewisShared titles: Hot Air (2018), Around the World in 80 Days (2004), The Wedding Singer (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Tom Lewis
- Dean SemlerShared titles: The Ridiculous 6 (2015), Click (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Dean Semler
- Tom CostainShared titles: The Ridiculous 6 (2015), Blended (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Costain
Producers
- Jack GiarraputoShared titles: Blended (2014), Zookeeper (2011), Click (2006), The Waterboy (1998), The Wedding Singer (1998)See all 5 shared titles with Jack Giarraputo
- Aimee KeenShared titles: Hot Air (2018), Blended (2014), Click (2006), Around the World in 80 Days (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Aimee Keen
- Allen CovertShared titles: The Ridiculous 6 (2015), Blended (2014), The Wedding Singer (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Allen Covert
- Barry BernardiShared titles: Blended (2014), Click (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Barry Bernardi
