# The Ringer (2005)

> A debt-driven con turns an unlikely athlete into the emotional underdog of a rigged competition.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5057

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Barry W. Blaustein
- Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox, Katherine Heigl, Geoffrey Arend, Edward Barbanell, Bill Chott, Leonard Flowers, Leonard Earl Howze
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267891/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, outrageous, warm, lazy sunday, group comedy night

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