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The Wedding Ringer

  • 20152015
  • RR
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
76K
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The Wedding Ringer (2015)
Doug Harris is a lovable 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 woman 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.
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Two weeks shy of his wedding, a socially awkward guy enters into a charade by hiring the owner of a company that provides best men for grooms in need.Two weeks shy of his wedding, a socially awkward guy enters into a charade by hiring the owner of a company that provides best men for grooms in need.Two weeks shy of his wedding, a socially awkward guy enters into a charade by hiring the owner of a company that provides best men for grooms in need.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
76K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
5,786
296
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    • Director
      • Jeremy Garelick
    • Writers
      • Jeremy Garelick
      • Jay Lavender
    • Stars
      • Kevin Hart
      • Josh Gad
      • Kaley Cuoco
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jeremy Garelick
    • Writers
      • Jeremy Garelick
      • Jay Lavender
    • Stars
      • Kevin Hart
      • Josh Gad
      • Kaley Cuoco
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 147User reviews
    • 112Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations

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    Kevin Hart in The Wedding Ringer (2015)
    Kevin Hart and Josh Gad in The Wedding Ringer (2015)
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    Kaley Cuoco, Kevin Hart, and Josh Gad in The Wedding Ringer (2015)
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    Kevin Hart and Josh Gad in The Wedding Ringer (2015)
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    Kevin Hart at an event for The Wedding Ringer (2015)

    Top cast

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    Kevin Hart
    Kevin Hart
    • Jimmy Callahan…
    Josh Gad
    Josh Gad
    • Doug Harris
    Kaley Cuoco
    Kaley Cuoco
    • Gretchen Palmer
    • (as Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting)
    Affion Crockett
    Affion Crockett
    • Reggie…
    Jorge Garcia
    Jorge Garcia
    • Lurch…
    Dan Gill
    Dan Gill
    • Bronstein…
    Corey Holcomb
    Corey Holcomb
    • Otis…
    Ken Howard
    Ken Howard
    • Ed Palmer
    Colin Kane
    • Fitzgibbons…
    Cloris Leachman
    Cloris Leachman
    • Grandma Palmer
    Jenifer Lewis
    Jenifer Lewis
    • Doris Jenkins
    Alan Ritchson
    Alan Ritchson
    • Kip…
    Mimi Rogers
    Mimi Rogers
    • Lois Palmer
    Aaron Takahashi
    Aaron Takahashi
    • Endo…
    Olivia Thirlby
    Olivia Thirlby
    • Alison Palmer
    Whitney Cummings
    Whitney Cummings
    • Holly Munk
    Ignacio Serricchio
    Ignacio Serricchio
    • Edmundo…
    Nicky Whelan
    Nicky Whelan
    • Nadia
    • (as Nicole Whelan)
    • Director
      • Jeremy Garelick
    • Writers
      • Jeremy Garelick
      • Jay Lavender
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      At the 2015 Golden Globe Awards, Kevin Hart went on record saying this film was his best work to date and is most representative of his work on-stage as a stand-up comedian.
    • Goofs
      In the plane scene, the first shot shows Nadia in Doug's lap. However, in the next shot, Doug is sitting alone, and Nadia walks over and sits in his lap.
    • Quotes

      Edmundo: You put the weed in the coconut, and light that shit up.

    • Crazy credits
      After the credits, there is a goofy scene starring Josh Gad and Kevin Hart
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Gwyneth Paltrow/Josh Gad/Panda Bear (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      I Gotta Feeling
      Written by Will.i.am (as Will Adams), Fergie (as Stacy Ferguson), Taboo (as Jaime Gomez), David Guetta, Apl.de.Ap (as Allan Pineda) and Fred Riesterer

      Performed by The Black Eyed Peas (as Black Eyed Peas)

      Courtesy of Interscope Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews147

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Groom Glitches
    Doug is a nerdy introvert who is about to get married to a beautiful girl Gretchen. However, with two weeks to go before their grand wedding, Doug still could not come up with a Best Men and six groomsmen. Enter the smooth-talking hustler Jimmy who runs a Best Man for rent business to provide what Doug so desperately needed: a best friend. The spoofy title comes from the traditional Best Man duty of bringing the wedding rings during the ceremony.

    Many wedding comedies would be about the bride, like "My Best Friend's Wedding" or "Bride Wars." There have been movies about the parents, like "Father of the Bride" or "Mother of the Bride". There have been been movies about the "The Wedding Planner" or "The Wedding Singer' or even "Wedding Crashers.' More recently, there had films about members of the entourage of either gender, "The Hangover" and "Bridesmaids." As a point of distinction, "The Wedding Ringer" is an uncommon wedding comedy made from the point of view of the groom.

    Josh Gad is well-cast as the shy and socially-inept groom-to-be Doug. With his chubby frame, smiling face and polite demeanor, it is not hard to rally behind him and root him on. It is not really hard to conceive how a significant number of men could face the problems as Doug, not having male friends close enough to call a best man or groomsmen. He is easy for the audience to identify with.

    Kevin Hart is a natural to play the boisterous and gregarious Jimmy, who had to fit in all the tall tales that Doug told Gretchen about his imaginary "best friend" dubiously named Bic. Despite his character's filthy mouth prone to profanity, Hart still manages to be funny and engaging in a potentially annoying role.

    The other actors portraying the "groomsmen" were a rowdy random bunch of the strangest types of men. They were hit and miss in their jokes, many times coming off as too cringe-worthy. Easily recognizable among them is hefty, long-haired Jorge Garcia. The very final scene is even a well- placed reference to Garcia's most famous role on the hit TV thriller series "Lost."

    As the bride Gretchen, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting basically reprises her breakthrough role as a sexy but flaky girl in an unlikely relationship with a nerd on hit TV comedy series "Big Bang Theory". More positively impressive is Olivia Thirlby as Gretchen's younger sister Alison. Ms. Thirlby is very pretty and smart, making a mark despite her limited screen time.

    Overall, "The Wedding Ringer," with all its derivative, shallow and raunchy humor, still manages to come across with some insightful ideas about male friendships and its intricacies. The lead pair of Josh Gad and Kevin Hart share a vibrant bromantic comic chemistry together that is a lot of fun to watch. Looking forward to watching more film projects starring these two upcoming young comedians. 6/10.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 16, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Ukrainian
    • Also known as
      • The Golden Tux
    • Filming locations
      • 1351 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • LStar Capital
      • Miramax
      • Screen Gems
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $23,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $64,460,211
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $20,649,306
      • Jan 18, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $79,799,880
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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