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The Ringer (2005)
- PG-13
- 12/23/2005 (US)
- Comedy
- 1h 34m
Make it special
Overview
Pressured by a greedy uncle and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-enough-to-work scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged to rig the upcoming Special Olympics and bring home the gold. But when Steve's fellow competitors get wise to the con, they inspire him to rise to the greatest challenge of all: becoming a better person.
Barry W. Blaustein
DirectorCast
![Johnny Knoxville's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7XDKsHsLC4uNYaGsuWG1tQXWRnu.jpg)
Johnny Knoxville
Steve Barker![Brian Cox's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/scSjbFCTRngXlkJRoKptM5kQGw7.jpg)
Brian Cox
Gary Barker![Katherine Heigl's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/hjtNdbdy1qn25y5SGl71y8nR0Kg.jpg)
Katherine Heigl
Lynn Sheridan![Luis Ávalos's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/47nkBWcyFeOwQpfYmqOmKycsFcx.jpg)
Luis Ávalos
Stavi![Jed Rees's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/o1ivnaWK3AXxPI6O9UmykTz2kcY.jpg)
Jed Rees
Glen![Leonard Earl Howze's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/cvfTYHb8qKD97JmBEei0aklRmlb.jpg)
Leonard Earl Howze
Mark![Geoffrey Arend's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/bpqF3V5lK5GxuIU4VuTaVaztIvw.jpg)
Geoffrey Arend
Winston![Edward Barbanell's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8fPV1nha993G91jUvoxWuKCGMIy.jpg)