- Release Date: 2005
- Runtime: 94 min
- Genre: Comedy, Sport
- Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox, Katherine Heigl, Jed Rees ... see all
- Director: Barry W. Blaustein
- Plot: This comedy is about two guys who decide to rig the Special Olympics to pay off a debt by having one of them, Steve (Knoxville), pose as a contestant in... Read more
User Reviews
The plot is a little to idiotic to be entertained
Aug 10, 2008
dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
Aug 10, 2008dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
The Ringer's script is just to mediocre for it to deserve thumbs up. Though Johnny Knoxville does surprisingly give a fair performance at this role.... Full review
Hilarious Movie
Apr 20, 2008
enziemackk - yahoo.com
Apr 20, 2008enziemackk - yahoo.com
this movie was soo funny. i couldn't stop laughing. they do curse so young kids shouldnt watch it. there are also sexual references but i definitely would recommend it to 14+ year olds.... Full review
Not for the sensitive
Feb 12, 2008
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Feb 12, 2008sawayatraining - yahoo.com
This movie is not for people over sensitive or wanting to be politically correct.But I laughed so hard at the concept of trying to fix the special olympics. They couldn't have found a better actor for the part as Johnny Knoxville.... Full review
Don't jump to conclusions and judge this movie
Jan 30, 2008
neversleep_2nite - yahoo.com
Jan 30, 2008neversleep_2nite - yahoo.com
I've read some reviews and it seems that a bunch of people are ticked off at this movie due to it being related to disabled people. Some people want to argue that this is the lowest form of comedy to make... Full review
UGHH
Jan 23, 2008
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Jan 23, 2008danspeed61 - yahoo.com
This movies sucked....... It was one of the worst movies i've ever seen.. I am disappointed that i payed money for it!... Full review
The Ringer is great!
Dec 30, 2007
sgriglun - yahoo.com
Dec 30, 2007sgriglun - yahoo.com
The Ringer is a movie that i've watched about eighteen times and i still think it is hilarious.I crack up every time Glen talks about his job at burger king. This movie is the best i've watched this year in my... Full review
Hilarous yet lighthearted.
Nov 13, 2007
tbraso1 - yahoo.com
Nov 13, 2007tbraso1 - yahoo.com
"The Ringer" was a delightful suprise. I didn't know it would be so lighthearted. Johnny knoxville was quite a character. He had to portray a mentally chalenged boy so he could rig the special olympics. this movie was possibly the funniest... Full review
Surprisingly delightful
Oct 28, 2007
jingfrey - yahoo.com
Oct 28, 2007jingfrey - yahoo.com
Saw this on cable last night. This movie has a bad premise - a lame excuse to plant a character into a situation: a guy needs money and hopes to get it by joining and fixing the Special Olympics. I was... Full review
That's a great movie!
Sep 20, 2007
paige_hags - yahoo.com
Sep 20, 2007paige_hags - yahoo.com
Jeffy loves apples and he is a great actor! Glen is hilarious, and uncle gary... lol! this movie is great if someone needs a pick me up!... Full review
qwerty
Sep 08, 2007
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Sep 08, 2007miskomc - yahoo.com
great movie, very funny, great movie, very funny, great movie, very funny, great movie, very funny, great movie, very funny, great movie, very funny, great movie, very funny, great movie, very funny,... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Feb 13, 2009DVD MovieGuide
I can't imagine that The Ringer was as funny as this show.
Effects were clean and acceptably accurate, and music seemed clear and smooth with moderate but decent bass heard at times.
Most fare well, as only a couple of minor duds emerge.
... Full Review
| Aug 14, 2006associatedcontent.com
Giving us a flaccid story,uninspired performances, and amateur direction, the only positive in watching "The Ringer" is some funny one liners.....It was a futile effort.....Me No Like Before, and even during the movie, I honestly was pushing to like it.....more artistic poverty.....Then, things become so much more interesting when Lynn a possible love interest enters the picture..... ... Full Review
| Aug 14, 2006associatedcontent.com
Me No Like Before, and even during the movie, I honestly was pushing to like it.....It was a futile effort.....Then, things become so much more interesting when Lynn a possible love interest enters the picture.....more artistic poverty..... ... Full Review
| May 14, 2006The Trades
But Gary learns that his bookie admires a certain Special Olympian named Jimmy (Leonard Flowers), who's won the gold medal for a number of years now. ... Full Review
| Mar 24, 2006TotalFilm
The finished film is simply flavourless, being way too careful to steer clear of any sense of potential controversy or an offensive edge.
Worse, it doesn't even take the story and give it any satirical poke.
... Full Review
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defamer.com.au –
2007-07-26
AM When not perfecting his pursuit of the anaconda-piledriving and scrotum-stapling arts, The Ringer star Johnny Knoxville enjoys mounting elaborate pranks: Who could forget, for example, the WeHo billboard featuring the image of Jackass Number Two director luring vacationers to... ... Full Article
For anyone who has seen the television show Jackass and is familiar with its star, Johnny Knoxville, the term heartwarming most likely doesn't come to mind. ... Full Article
Mutants Unite! (Jenny, toddler mom)
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2006-06-14
My husband and I saw X-Men III today while Hailey was at daycare. It was awesome . Of course I'm probably not the most objective critic since any movie that we don't have to pause for a fresh diaper and... ... Full Article
Hakeem reviews The Ringer
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2006-05-29
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2006-05-16
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abc.net.au –
2006-04-27
Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox, Katherine Heigl The Ringer is the latest Farrelly Brothers film - well, sort of... Producing this one instead of their usual writing-directing dynamic, they might as well have, as The Ringer is very much formula Farrelly:... ... Full Article

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