Nicholaus Edward Goossen (born August 18, 1978) is a director, and a photographer. Goossen's first feature film was "Grandma's Boy" for Happy Madison Productions and 20th Century Fox. He collaborated with Adam Sandler (executive producer of "Grandma's Boy") on the album "Shhh...Don't Tell" as a writer and co-producer in addition to performing on the track "Gay Robot". Goossen directed the music video for the album's first single "Secret". It features Adam Sandler and comedian Nick Swardson (Co-writer and star of "Grandma's Boy") singing about the benefits of having trimmed pubic hair. Goossen's previous credits include the short film A Day With the Meatball, which once again featured Sandler but focused primarily on his bulldog Meatball. The two minute piece showcases the dog meandering around various places until he ends up back in his master's arms. It was shown in theaters around the United States in 2002 as an attachment to Sandler's animated film "Eight Crazy Nights". Goossen helped create Sandler's official website and directed several short films for the site. Goossen is currently filming his next project, "The Shortcut" in Saskatchewan, Canada. The film tells the story of two brothers who learn first hand about an urban legend surrounding a shortcut near their school. In 2010, Goossen was the director of a Times Square interactive billboard installation for retailer Forever 21 which was developed by space150; the installation received media coverage for being "a clever, fresh project", but later, coverage focused on its similarities to Chris O'Shea's 2009 project in London. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicholaus Goossen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 18, 1978 (48)
- Tarzana, California
- Director, producer and writer, also editor
- 13 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Nicholaus Goossen's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 1 · Earnest 7
Light 10 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 10
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1
Casual 10 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 9 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical2
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 Nicholaus Goossen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Nicholaus Goossen'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
15 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Happy Gilmore 2(2025)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Drugstore June(2024)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Adam Sandler: Love You(2024)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Hustle(2022)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Hot for My Name(2020)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Nikki Glaser: Bangin'(2019)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh(2018)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Story of Our Times(2018)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Typical Rick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Nick Swardson: Taste It(2015)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Shortcut(2009)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Grandma's Boy(2006)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
A Day with the Meatball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles from 2002 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Grandma's Boy (2006)
Highest rated
Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018)
Most popular right now
Grandma's Boy (2006)
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 Nicholaus Goossen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 46/100 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.
Who does Nicholaus Goossen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nicholaus Goossen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Sandler shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Adam SandlerShared titles: Adam Sandler: Love You (2024), Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018), The Shortcut (2009), Grandma's Boy (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Adam Sandler
- Trevor MooreShared titles: The Story of Our Times (2018), Trevor Moore: High in Church (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Trevor Moore
- Nick SwardsonShared titles: Nick Swardson: Taste It (2015), Grandma's Boy (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Swardson
Actors
- Esther PovitskyShared titles: Drugstore June (2024), Hot for My Name (2020), The Story of Our Times (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Esther Povitsky
Cinematographers and editors
- Brian RobinsonShared titles: Adam Sandler: Love You (2024), Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Robinson
- Harvey GlenShared titles: Hot for My Name (2020), Nikki Glaser: Bangin' (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Harvey Glen
- Matt IrwinShared titles: The Story of Our Times (2018), Trevor Moore: High in Church (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Irwin
- Tom CostainShared titles: Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018), Grandma's Boy (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Costain
Producers
- John IrwinShared titles: Adam Sandler: Love You (2024), Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018), Nick Swardson: Taste It (2015), Trevor Moore: High in Church (2015)See all 4 shared titles with John Irwin
- Matthew VaughanShared titles: Marcello Hernandez: American Boy (2026), Trevor Moore: High in Church (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Vaughan
- Barry BernardiShared titles: Adam Sandler: Love You (2024), Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Barry Bernardi
- Dan BullaShared titles: Adam Sandler: Love You (2024), Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Bulla
