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

Stuff.co.nz

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

Sep 3, 2021

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Jace E

Dumb but pretty dang funny, Dodgeball is the kind of movie you turn on when you've had a long day. The premise is ridiculous, but at least you get to see Zeus throw wrenches at people.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/17/24

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Larry K

Top tier comedy. Never met a single person who doesn't love this movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/23/24

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B S

Classic comedy! Nothing beats Ben Stiller and his stupid lines. Nobody make me bleed my own blood!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/23/24

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Colby B

A great classic comedy that everyone should watch at some point

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/20/24

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alan g

Not bad but not great. Gross but it fits.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/17/24

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Ben S

This has quickly become my favorite movie of all time. It has an easy to follow plot, characters that are clearly defined and relatable. The good guys win. Multiple Love stories. Acceptance, and overcoming challenges. Friendship and loyalty. This is the best movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/08/24

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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: Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld
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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