The Ringer

The Ringer

Make it special.

2005•1h 34m•5.7/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.7/10(341)

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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Production

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Conundrum Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Johnny Knoxville

Johnny Knoxville

Steve Barker

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Gary Barker

Katherine Heigl

Katherine Heigl

Lynn Sheridan

Luis Ávalos

Luis Ávalos

Stavi

Jed Rees

Jed Rees

Glen

Leonard Earl Howze

Leonard Earl Howze

Mark

Geoffrey Arend

Geoffrey Arend

Winston

Edward Barbanell

Edward Barbanell

Billy

Bill Chott

Bill Chott

Thomas

Mike Cerrone

Mike Cerrone

Paulie

Terry Funk

Terry Funk

Frankie

Leonard Flowers

Jimmy

Janna Ambort

Karen

Steve Levy

Steve Levy

Steve Levy

Zen Gesner

Zen Gesner

David Patrick

Alcides Dias

Michael

Bo Kane

Bo Kane

Matt

Mohammad Ahmed

Dr. Ahmed

Brad Leland

Brad Leland

Mr. Henderson

John Taylor

Rudy

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