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57% Critic Match
The Ringer
“Make it special.”
5.7 / 10• 2005• 1h 34m•PG-13• English
Comedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Johnny Knoxville
Steve Barker
Lead
Brian Cox
Gary Barker
Katherine Heigl
Lynn Sheridan
Geoffrey Arend
Winston
Edward Barbanell
Billy
Bill Chott
Thomas
LF
Leonard Flowers
Jimmy
Leonard Earl Howze
Mark
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Barry W. Blaustein's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Ringer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
