Noah Baumbach's latest film stars Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Emma Thompson.

Netflix's second film in the Cannes Film Festival lineup — Noah Baumbach's The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) — received an enthusiastic standing ovation on Sunday night following its Palais premiere, clocking in at four minutes.

The reception was an emotional experience for the film's stars as Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Emma Thompson all had tears in their eyes after the screening. So did Greta Getwig, Baumbach's girlfriend, and Hoffman's wife Lisa.

The dramedy, about a fractious clan of New York intellectuals, stars Hoffman as an emotionally withholding pater familias, a sculptor who’s never quite achieved the success he feels he deserves. Thompson plays his latest wife and Sandler and Stiller play his two sons, who are half-brothers and rivals. They reunite when the patriarch is hospitalized.

Just like the screening of the lineup's first Netflix film, when the streaming giant's logo appeared onscreen, the audience cheered and showed love despite controversy earlier in the fest.

Prior to the screening, Sandler broke unofficial Cannes protocol with the most gentlemanly of motives. After climbing the steps with the whole cast and Netflix chief Ted Sarandos, Sandler was to enter the theater with the Meyerowitz family until he noticed his wife, Jackie, was still at the bottom of the steps. He chivalrously ran back down to escort her up to the theater entrance, even stopping to pose for photographer once again.

Stiller brought the comedy: As he was entering the theater, he flashed his movie ticket to the camera (which streams a live feed on the big screen) showing he had a seat. The crowed ate it up with big laughs and he gave it a thumbs-up.

After the premiere, Sarandos and the cast headed to the Netflix villa for the company's first-ever festival bash. 

Meyerowitz Stories had screened for the press earlier in the day, where it met with generally appreciative reviews, with many offering special praise for Sandler taking on a serious acting role.

Meyerowitz Stories is one of the two films in the competition — the other being Bong Joon-ho’s Okja — that Netflix has brought to Cannes, stirring up controversy, with the fest promising not to screen any films next year that aren’t guaranteed a theatrical release.

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I mean, he's not just some talentless hack, he just has VERY low standards for what movies he's willing to do/produce. He's been in some decent and heart-felt movies so I'm not completely surprised. I just sometimes wonder what his legacy would've been if he was a tad pickier

In Reign Over Me he made one of the best acting i ever seen

"It's incredibly fucking frustrating how good Adam Sandler can be when he's not making Adam Sandler movies."

Lol, true.

I've always found it a bit trite and disengenuous that people get on Sandler's case for making "low-brow", silly ass comedies, yet many of those same people praised the hell out of (IMO) trash like the Hangover films.

Granted, NOT all of Sandler's films are gems, and as he gets later into his career, they do seem to be getting progressively less funny on average. But growing up in the 90s (born in the early 80s), I grew up with that stellar SNL cast, and in turn most of their movies. Sandler and Co. have given me a lot of laughs over the years, so even IF I tend to like his more recent films less, I don't begrudge the man. As far as I'm concerned, he's earned the right to do whatever the hell he wants, which is clearly exactly what he does.

Punch-Drunk Love was his best movie. He can do it when working with a great director.

Most people would be out of the business, but Adam Sandler got some really good friends.

"Also it's incredibly fucking frustrating how good Adam Sandler can be when he's not making Adam Sandler movies."

Lmao :)

Yeah.... honest truth.

If he was some broke dude that just needed to pay the bills... it would be understandable.

He would have a much better reputation as a actor, if he indeed was abit pickier, with what movies he made/was in.

I rather enjoy the Adam Sandler + Drew Barrymore movies (Blended, The Wedding Singer, 50 first dates), and ones like Anger Management & Reign over me.

Plus tons of "decentish" movies that are still enjoyable.

Hes not a bad actor actually.

punch-Drunk Love is a good movie, my favorite is Reign Over Me because is a very dramatic movie and Adam Sandler acts very well.