The Wedding Ringer
Seen it?2015 | 101 min | Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 29% on Rotten Tomatoes, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Doug Harris is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams, Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan, owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged guys in need. What ensues is a hilarious wedding charade as they try to pull off the big con, and an unexpected budding bromance between Doug and his fake best man Jimmy.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
29% on Rotten Tomatoes, 35 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$80 million worldwide on a $23 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 117K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jeremy Garelick
- Kevin HartJimmy Callahan / Bic
- Josh GadDoug Harris
- Kaley CuocoGretchen Palmer
- Affion CrockettReggie / DrysDale
- Olivia ThirlbyAlison Palmer
- Jorge GarciaLurch / Garvey
- Nicky WhelanNadia
- Dan GillBronstein / Dickerson
- Corey HolcombOtis / Alzado
- Ken HowardEd Palmer