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Ready to Rumble

PG-13 Released Apr 7, 2000 1h 47m Comedy List
23% Tomatometer 71 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
Gordie Boggs (David Arquette) and Sean Dawkins (Scott Caan) are best friends who operate a sewage truck and idolize pro wrestler Jimmy King (Oliver Platt). After Diamond Dallas Page (Diamond Dallas Page) dethrones their hero, Gordie and Sean embark on a mission to help King get his title back. When they finally track him down, however, they discover that King is not too keen on recapturing his former glory. Can the boys find a way to motivate the faded champ?
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Humor at its lowest that isn't funny for kids and is insulting to adults.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media PG-13 movie has a lot of R-type material. Rated: 2/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 22, 2002 Full Review Neil Smith BBC.com Rated: 2/5 Apr 17, 2001 Full Review Justin Brown Medium Popcorn This movie is absolutely absurd, even by wrestling standards. Rated: 2/5 Sep 11, 2022 Full Review Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn It has one of the funniest lines I have ever heard in a comedy but that was it's only solid moment...this was painful to watch. Rated: 2/5 Sep 11, 2022 Full Review Daniel Barnes Dare Daniel Excrement could have easily received third billing. Rated: 1/5 Oct 29, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Justin K Ready to Rumble gets better with age! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/15/24 Full Review Antonio V Cult classic grew up watching this movie everything you love about the 2000s Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/16/23 Full Review RulerOfAll0 The Cameos and Wrestling Scenes Was fun but the inconsistent story about kayfabe, dated jokes, strange screenplay, and missing wrestlers will rub the fans of the sport off the wrong way. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/07/23 Full Review Ruben K One of the best all time wrestling movies ever made honestly would be nice if they made a second one or a remake Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/24/23 Full Review Steve D Not even this fun cast can make it work. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member I'll acknowledge first that I know that this is Not a good movie. I'm aware that it is a rather dumb, and probably generic buddy comedy flick. Having said that, I do find myself enjoying myself every time I watch this movie. I'm completely willing to believe and accept that I probably enjoy this movie more than the majority of others would because of the fact that I grew up watching this movie off and on when I was young. But revisiting it as an adult, I still find myself thoroughly enjoying it, despite it's (many) flaws. So the way I see it, if a movie can insight laughter, joy, and entertainment (no matter how good or bad), then it did Something right at the very least. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Gordie Boggs (David Arquette) and Sean Dawkins (Scott Caan) are best friends who operate a sewage truck and idolize pro wrestler Jimmy King (Oliver Platt). After Diamond Dallas Page (Diamond Dallas Page) dethrones their hero, Gordie and Sean embark on a mission to help King get his title back. When they finally track him down, however, they discover that King is not too keen on recapturing his former glory. Can the boys find a way to motivate the faded champ?
Director
Brian Robbins
Producer
Bobby Newmyer, Jeffrey Silver
Screenwriter
Steven Brill
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Bel Air Entertainment, Tollin/Robbins Productions, Outlaw Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Crude Humor|Brief Nudity|Language|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 7, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.4M
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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