Blades of Glory
Two disgraced figure-skating rivals become an impossibly mismatched pairs team in a flamboyant, raunchy spoof of inspirational sports movies.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- raunchy
- absurd
- lazy sunday
- group comedy night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film an entertaining and spirited spoof, praising its central performances while noting its formulaic plot and clunky transitions.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Chazz and Jimmy move from celebrated rivals to an unlikely pairs team while the film satirizes training montages, comeback narratives, and championship stakes.
The banned solo skaters must overcome their dislike and work together as the first male-male pair.
The film centers elaborate figure-skating routines, pair lifts, competition choreography, and deliberately absurd rink-based set pieces.
Chazz's sexual compulsions, Jimmy's virginal awkwardness, and the provocative male-pairs premise drive the film's broad comic register.
Films like Blades of Glory, and why
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
absurd sports parody, outrageous lead performance, and formulaic underdog competition
Step Brothers
buddy comedy built around intense rivalry, immature masculinity, and broad improvisational humor
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
inspirational sports spoof with eccentric competitors and irreverent ensemble comedy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
will ferrell-led comic exaggeration, competitive obsession, and deliberately ridiculous set pieces
Movie Details
- Directors
- Will Speck, Josh Gordon
- Release Date
- 2007-03-30
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (1992)
Cast
- Will Ferrell
- Jon Heder
- Will Arnett
- Amy Poehler
- Jenna Fischer
- William Fichtner
- Craig T. Nelson
- Romany Malco
- Nick Swardson
- Scott Hamilton
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Blades of Glory about?
- Two disgraced figure-skating rivals become an impossibly mismatched pairs team in a flamboyant, raunchy spoof of inspirational sports movies.
- What is Blades of Glory like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Blades of Glory as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Blades of Glory violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Blades of Glory as mild.
- What did critics think of Blades of Glory?
- Critics generally found the film an entertaining and spirited spoof, praising its central performances while noting its formulaic plot and clunky transitions.
- Which films are like Blades of Glory?
- Films with a similar feel include Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Step Brothers, DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
- How long is Blades of Glory?
- Blades of Glory runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Blades of Glory?
- In United States, Blades of Glory streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
