Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

PG-13

Released Jun 18, 2004

1h 32m

Comedy

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Average Joe's Gym and its owner, Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn), are both down on their luck. A fancy competing gym called Globo-Gym, run by the maniacal health nut White Goodman (Ben Stiller), is about to put Average Joe's out of business unless Peter can raise $50,000 to keep his mortgage. To save the gym, Peter and a ragtag group of Average Joe's members and employees enter a dodgeball contest with a big cash prize. In response, White forms his own Globo-Gym team to rout the competition.

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Critics Consensus

Proudly profane and splendidly silly, Dodgeball is a worthy spiritual successor to the goofball comedies of the 1980s.

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

This masterpiece of modern cinema depends upon a single truism: A guy getting hit in the nuts a hundred times in a row is funny a hundred times.

Rated: 4/4

Aug 14, 2007

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Nev Pierce

BBC.com

Crude, daft and hilarious, Dodgeball is the best mainstream American comedy in years.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 31, 2004

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Empire Magazine

Watching people being hit in the balls has never been so much fun.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 28, 2004

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

We need more studio comedies where Stephen Root is a lead cast member.

Jun 9, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

a few lapses aside, Dodgeball has its heart in the right place when it comes to embracing a team of lovable misfits overcoming ridiculous odds

Rated: 3/5

Mar 2, 2022

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Kate Robertson

The Post NZ

It's laugh-a-minute comedy at it's finest. What could be better?

Sep 3, 2021

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Daniel O.

True comedy the “I wanna burn “ line was crazy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/06/25

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 32 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Rude Humor, Language and Sexual Humor!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $114,300,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/30/25

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Sam B

Absolutely hilarious 10/10 must watch you will be laughing the whole time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/03/25

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Miller H

Great comedy that is underrated. Peter Lafleur is a great character who learns that he has to actually try.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/25

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Charlie S

This is not a masterpiece, but it feels like a sitcom done right.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/04/25

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Ed R

A classic and unique comedy of slapstick humor. Worth the watch!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/10/25

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Synopsis

Average Joe's Gym and its owner, Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn), are both down on their luck. A fancy competing gym called Globo-Gym, run by the maniacal health nut White Goodman (Ben Stiller), is about to put Average Joe's out of business unless Peter can raise $50,000 to keep his mortgage. To save the gym, Peter and a ragtag group of Average Joe's members and employees enter a dodgeball contest with a big cash prize. In response, White forms his own Globo-Gym team to rout the competition.

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Producer: Stuart Cornfeld, Ben Stiller
Screenwriter: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Red Hour Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Rude Humor|Language|Sexual Humor)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 18, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $114.3M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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