Film200594 min

The Ringer

Name: The Ringer
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2005
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox, Katherine Heigl, Luis Ávalos, Jed Rees

Taste attributes: comedysportsfasttried & testedlightsimplelinearemotive & stirringall consuming questgame/competitionunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeUncomplicated and light: a fast-moving comedy, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.7 /10

TMDB · 244 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Pressured by a greedy uncle and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-enough-to-work scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged to rig the upcoming Special Olympics and bring home the gold. But when Steve's fellow competitors get wise to the con, they inspire him to rise to the greatest challenge of all: becoming a better person.

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