The Ringer

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The Ringer

PG-13

2005

1h 34m

Comedy

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Steve Barker finds himself in a predicament. His friend Stavi, whom he was forced to fire, loses several fingers in an accident, and he has no way of covering the cost of surgery without health insurance. Meanwhile, his gambling uncle, Gary, is racking up a huge debt. Needing money quickly to help Stavi and Gary, Barker reluctantly goes along with his uncle's plan to fix the Special Olympics, with Barker posing as an athlete -- but the competition is steep.

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Critics Consensus

Despite a few laughs and good intentions, The Ringer is too predictable to really score the points it aims for.

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Stephanie Zacharek

Salon.com

01/06/2006

The Ringer, for all its glaring flaws, pulls the rug out from under us.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

01/04/2006

It's just so predictable.

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Akiva Gottlieb

Village Voice

12/28/2005

An uncomfortable intermingling of message movie and gross-out comedy, a sporadically funny vehicle that indicts its audience for laughing. Come on, guys. You can't have your fun and eat it too.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/21/2020

3.0/4.0

Knoxville himself, whom I've trashed on more than one occasion, is remarkably entertaining here in a role that is both physically and mentally demanding.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

04/29/2009

Hits all the right notes in comedy, light down to Earth drama, and a resulting tasteful comedy that's worth watching.

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Brian Marder

Hollywood.com

11/20/2008

2/5

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James E.

@JamesE167 Jun 26

This is almost very offensive, but it manages to be wholesome and funny instead.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 7

Funny and loving it.

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tech K.

@jjjjjjjj985 Apr 20

OK, Jack Ass is better

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Feb 17

Johnny Knoxville is an absolute legend in this!

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Garrett P

@petersongarrett1991 Jan 18

It's a solid fun movie

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Laikin K.

@baberaham Sep 29

Greatest film of all time 🐐

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Barry W. Blaustein

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Johnny Knoxville

Steve Barker

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Synopsis

Steve Barker finds himself in a predicament. His friend Stavi, whom he was forced to fire, loses several fingers in an accident, and he has no way of covering the cost of surgery without health insurance. Meanwhile, his gambling uncle, Gary, is racking up a huge debt. Needing money quickly to help Stavi and Gary, Barker reluctantly goes along with his uncle's plan to fix the Special Olympics, with Barker posing as an athlete -- but the competition is steep.

Director: Barry W. Blaustein
Producer: John Jacobs, Bradley Thomas
Screenwriter: Rick Blitt
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Conundrum Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Crude Humor|Sexual Humor|Some Drug References)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 23, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $35.4M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)