Ready to Rumble

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Ready to Rumble

PG-13

2000

1h 46m

Comedy

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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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Critics Consensus

Humor at its lowest that isn't funny for kids and is insulting to adults.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/28/2010

2/5

PG-13 movie has a lot of R-type material.

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

01/01/2000

The entire movie is essentially an attempt to fill silence.

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

01/01/2000

Ready to Rumble manages to insult not only pro wrestlers but also their fans.

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

09/11/2022

2/5

This movie is absolutely absurd, even by wrestling standards.

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

09/11/2022

2/5

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.

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Daniel Barnes

Dare Daniel

10/29/2018

1/5

Excrement could have easily received third billing.

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Daniel F

@RT14036283 May 16

Most of the bad reviews here completely miss the mark. Yes this movie is dumb. But that's the idea. It's just dumb fun. This came out at the peak of WCW craze. I'm not a huge wrestling fan and even I went to Nitro in Philly around that time. This movie is fun.

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Blake- N

@PBSAniDom Apr 25

Ready to Rumble is more dumber than I expected, and not in a fun "so bad it’s good" way. The humor is painfully juvenile, and most jokes either fall flat or are stretched way too long. The story is thin and mostly exists just to string together wrestling scenes and random antics. Even as a comedy, it struggles to stay consistently entertaining, with pacing that drags in the middle and characters that feel more like sketches than real people. There are a few moments that might get a chuckle, especially if you're into wrestling nostalgia, but they’re too few to save it. Overall, it feels messy, loud, and forgettable. 3/10.

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Aj B

@Aj1244 Dec 29

Warning you may loss brain cells just watching this movie! Extremely idiotic and just plain old stupid I beg of you to never waste your time with this trash. Even as a wrestling fan still trash

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Big P.

@BP821 Sep 20

This is my all time favorite movie. I am very aware that is is stupid. It’s the funniest movie ever. EVER. And there is no equal. JIMMY KING’S THE GREATEST I WILL RULE YOU!!!!

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thiago s

@Thiagostone 03/14/2025

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é mais ou menos, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é bom e ajudam a melhorar o filme, mas as partes da luta livre que teve o envolvimento dos lutadores da WCW, só essas partes salvaram o filme de ser ruim.

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Horror fan 4

@Horrorfan4life 01/21/2025

For wrestling fans only comes this silly over the top good time. Loved the characters and wrestling appearances. Tears of joy were running down my face while watching this movie. The bloopers were great. Tim Treakle

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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: Outlaw Productions, Tollin/Robbins Productions, Bel Air Entertainment
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 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)