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The Ringer

Play trailer Poster for The Ringer PG-13 2005 1h 34m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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. Go to Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper 01/04/2006
It's just so predictable. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review Brian Marder Hollywood.com 11/20/2008
2/5
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tech K. @jjjjjjjj985 Apr 20 OK, Jack Ass is better See more Steven F. @SteveGotScored Feb 17 Johnny Knoxville is an absolute legend in this! See more Garrett P @petersongarrett1991 Jan 18 It's a solid fun movie See more Laikin K. @baberaham Sep 29 Greatest film of all time 🐐 See more thiago s @Thiagostone Sep 25 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Sophia D @RT29414370 Sep 4 Only a movie that could have been made in the early 2000s. From the premise to the writing. There are definitely some moments that are funny and it is good that there was growth from the main character. I just wished there was more going on behind the scenes. It was very basic and you could tell there were no neurodivergent people in the writing room. I think this movie could have been knocked out of the park if that was the case. unfortunately because there wasn't it toes the line between funny and offensive a good amount of time. Also a lot of the moments fall flat. The acting was great and there was one specific line that makes this movie. I will let you find it. I guess a good watch once but never again. See more Read all reviews
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Barry W. Blaustein

Director

Johnny Knoxville

Steve Barker

Brian Cox

Gary

Katherine Heigl

Lynn

Zen Gesner

David Patrick

Leonard Flowers

Jimmy

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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)