Ben Stiller, Brooke Burke, Christine Taylor, David Boyd, Doug Scott Kramer ...( see more  see more... ) , Gary Cole , Jason Bateman , Jesse Heiman , Justin Long , Vince Vaughn

When White Goodman (Ben Stiller), the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the stuggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur (Vince Vaughn), there's only one...( read more  read more... ) solution -- dodgeball! Pete and his rag-tag team of underdogs (including Stephen Root and Alan Tudyk) travel to Vegas for a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all. Christine Taylor and Rip Torn co-star in this slapstick comedy.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber

Release Date: June 18, 2004

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DVD Release Date: December 7, 2004

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  • November 29, 2009
    In a twisted kind of way I like Vince Vaughn
  • November 27, 2009
    Goofy, stupid, and funny. If you liked Zoolander, then Dodgeball should be right up your alley. White Goodman has to be one of the greatest characters in movie history.
  • September 14, 2009
    Dodge ball surprised me. I really didn't think I'd enjoy it, and although Stiller isn't as funny as he usually is, Vince Vaughn isn't as annoying as he usually is and it's got quite a few laughs.
  • July 18, 2009
    Another great Stiller and Vaughn comedy, a great line up with the cast and a stupid idea which works so well. Stiller is great as the slimey poser whose actions make you cringe and makes the movie really, Vaughn's slob is very likeable and could have been played by Adam Sandler I...( read more) reckon. The matches are the best bits, each team has got their own quirk, its very predictable but a fun ride, and there's just something so funny about seeing long getting a ball in the groin and most other places.
  • January 21, 2009
    In the grand scheme of things this is not a really impressive comedy. This is one of the Ben Stiller characters that keeps me from really loving and respecting him as an actor.
  • February 8, 2010
    Sports comedy has never better as it has been with Dodgeball, a hilariously entertaining farce with a superb cast and great jokes
  • January 29, 2010
    This movie is hilarious
  • January 26, 2010
    White Goodman rules!
  • January 25, 2010
    The best movie from 'The Frat Pack' sees Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller face off against each other in a bid to save or destroy 'Average Joe's'. Stiller delivers probably one of his best performances as crazed White Goodman ('thats w-h-i-t...e') and the script has plenty of mega la...( read more)ughs in it to sustain the audience. Full of crazed stories, heartwarming togetherness and hilarious rivalry, Dodgeball is well worth the watch. The movie breazes along, but you probably wouldn't want it to be any longer, because the cast have acheived all they really can from a comedy about throwing balls at balls.
  • January 21, 2010
    Well casted and truley a wonderful underdog story. Great humor and great acting.

Critic Reviews


August 14, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

This masterpiece of modern cinema depends upon a single truism: A guy getting hit in the nuts a hundred times in a row is funny a hundred times. full review

June 21, 2004
David Edelstein, Slate

Just watching grown-ups get bombarded by rubber balls, you know? Makes me feel 12 again. full review

June 19, 2004
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

The movie doesn't just pussyfoot around conventionality -- it hits it square in the stomach and then leaps around shamelessly in a smug victory dance. full review

June 18, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Yes, the movie's watchable, and there are about six good laughs in it, but six good (not great) laughs in 90 minutes is pretty paltry for a comedy. full review

June 18, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Globo is owned by Ben Stiller, overacting to the point of apoplexy as White Goodman; his manic performance is consistently funny. full review

June 18, 2004
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Thurber seems oblivious to the hypocrisy of mocking our image-conscious society while simultaneously making fun of the film's oddball loser characters. full review

June 18, 2004
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Feels far too smug about its underachievement to be a persuasive nerd movie: This is more a film by Hollywood frat boys slumming for some quick summer money. full review

June 17, 2004
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Bounces along with a dumb, energetic oomph. full review

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Comments


  • mariefuller80
    May 15, 2008
    A comedy with a crazy bounce thanks to Ben Stiller’s willingness to let himself look like a complete idiot just for laughs.
  • pavacri23
    February 23, 2008
    it wasn't that bad
  • gat2012
    June 27, 2007
    Very funny a true american classic lol
  • bansheeomara1
    June 25, 2007
    One of the funniest films I've ever seen...
  • orion70001
    June 8, 2007
    rotfl!!! the BEST movie ever made! lmao!

    "if you can dodge traffic, you can dodge a ball!"...lol
  • CaptShme
    June 5, 2007
    u gotta take dodgeball victory by its haunches and hump it into submission
  • tracknatasza
    March 29, 2007
    umm...talk about funny! absolutely great movie
    && the storyline is great too
  • Headstrong1992
    December 23, 2006
    This was very funny & cool. Its got really great actors and a good storyline!!
  • jnc2
    December 18, 2006
    *your as much use as a cock flavoured lollypop*
    *steve the pirate?*
    *gahh!*
    *my cosin ray-ray poff he dead*
    so many classic lines!
  • littlealih
    October 6, 2006
    firemanjoe u've got it in 1
    best line of the movie. classic.

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