I haven't seen One Battle yet, but my kid says good things; he saw it with his movie buddy on Friday. Your list is mostly correct except Boogie Nights goes in the number two spot, and Punch Drunk Love goes much lower. It's a personal thing: I can't stand Adam Sandler in general, so even when I have to concede that he's not doing anything intolerable in this film, I can't unsee that it's Adam Sandler (I also think the astoundingly low bar he sets in his other films is to his benefit in this one).
I'd argue that movies like
Punch Drunk Love and
Uncut Gems show the path not taken by Adam Sandler. That he had ...
something that auteur directors could see (PT Anderson, the Safdie Brothers) and that he could have had an amazing career as a serious actor.
See also The Meyerwitz Chronicles (Noah Baumbach),
Funny People (Judd Apatow).
But he chose to make a lot of money and work with his friends and make stupid movies whenever he wants to. I can't really argue with that in terms of #lifegoals.
And I get it- Tom Cruise does something similar for me. It's probably why I have such a problem truly getting on the right vibes for
Magnolia or, especially,
Eyes Wide Shut. It's not that Tom Cruise isn't an amazing actor, it's just that I can't help but think, "Hey, it's Tom Cruise!"
That said, while I understand why people might not appreciate
Punch Drunk Love to the same extent that I do, I will continue to happily bang the drum for it. Sandler is simply perfect in the movie- that anger that is comedic in his other roles becomes the sad core of his character, leading to, inter alia, that heartbreaking line ("I wanted to ask you something because you're a doctor. I don't like myself sometimes. Can you help me?" And, of course, the response was, "I'm a dentist. What kind of help could I give you?").
It's not The Master, but it's such a perfect movie. And I'd argue that
only Adam Sandler could have made it work.
