Its hard to consider all of Sandlers filmography because there are 2 distinct versions.

Theres the better known, comedic films in which he tends to not a be character as much as have the story flow through and happen to him if that makes sense. The Happy Gilmores and Mr Deeds are the better of these. Theyre extremely enjoyable and have a lot of fun with the character interactions, leading to a lot of one liners.

Then, there Sandlers serious work. He has a way of doing drama that isnt overdone and full of himself. In my opinion, Funny People (which i havent seen mentioned here) is at the top of this. On the surface its a comedy, but its also a self aware story about a man who has lost what he loves and his motivation, and also about never meeting your heroes.

With his comedy work, hes also done a good job of growing with his audience. He started out as an idiot youth, became a directionless slob, then a young father, and now hes aging into older adulthood. Im jist waiting for his take on being a grandparent, his comic styling is going to transition well into grandpa humor.