The film stars Adam Sandler as a cobbler who finds himself able to assume to the form of anyone by putting on their shoes.

The supporting cast includes Cliff "Method Man" Smith, Ellen Barkin, Melonie Diaz, Dan Stevens, Fritz Weaver, Finley Whisby, Yul Vazquez, Steve Buscemi and Dustin Hoffman.

The Cobbler premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was screened in the Special Presentations section.

In 1903, a group of Jewish men gather in a New York City cobbler's shop to discuss a thug who has been harassing their families and businesses.

Carmen Herrera, a young woman, fights against realtors who are tearing down parts of the neighborhood to build huge complexes.

Max seems disinterested in the shop, lives with his ailing mother, Sarah, and misses his father, Abraham.

Max devises a plot to bilk Greenawalt out of thousands of dollars while letting Solomon keep his home.

Both elated and angry, Max hugs his dad, and Abraham shows his huge collection of shoes to his son.

Abraham takes Max through the city in his Cobblermobile, telling him the story of how the stitching machine came into their family.

On September 19, 2013, Adam Sandler was in talks to join Tom McCarthy's The Cobbler, which began shooting in November 2013.

[5] Other cast members include Melonie Diaz, Method Man, Sondra James, Kevin Breznahan, Greta Lee and Craig Walker.

The website's critical consensus reads, "The Cobbler represents a slight step up from Adam Sandler's recent comedies, but while its cloying sentiment proves a more palatable substitute for his usual crass humor, it still isn't terribly compelling.

[15] Uri Klein of Haaretz pointed out that while The Cobbler is "one of the few times in Sandler's career in which he has chosen to work for a director with a certain pedigree", and "the plot has fantastical impersonation elements that links it to comedians of an earlier era, such as Jerry Lewis and Danny Kaye", the result is unsatisfying in terms of both plot and characters.

[17] The Cobbler was discussed extensively on the October 22nd episode of Chapo Trap House during which the film was largely panned by the show's hosts.