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The Wedding Ringer

The Wedding Ringer

Comedy · 2015

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.

Movie details

The Wedding Ringer

“He's the best man... money can buy.”

2015 Comedy 1h 41m

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6.5 / 10

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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.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jeremy Garelick

Written by

Jay Lavender · Jeremy Garelick

Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart

Jimmy Callahan / Bic

Josh Gad

Josh Gad

Doug Harris

Kaley Cuoco

Kaley Cuoco

Gretchen Palmer

Affion Crockett

Affion Crockett

Reggie / DrysDale

Olivia Thirlby

Olivia Thirlby

Alison Palmer

Jorge Garcia

Jorge Garcia

Lurch / Garvey

Nicky Whelan

Nicky Whelan

Nadia

Court is in session

Put The Wedding Ringer on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.