Knucklehead

Knucklehead (2010)

  • 10% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 43% of users liked it
    (4,562 ratings)

A desperate fight promoter convinces a hulking church handyman to try his hand at wrestling in this sports comedy starring famed WWE wrestler Paul "The Big Show" Wight Jr. As the dimwitted grappler rises up through the ranks on a mission to fight for orphans everywhere, the conniving… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Bear Aderhold, Tom Sullivan
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Oct 23, 2010 Limited
On DVD
Oct 24, 2010
Samuel Goldwyn Films

Critic Reviews

  • Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News

    Well, at least someone is trying to emulate the Farrelly brothers -- except "Knucklehead," director Michael W. Watkins' half-assed, halfhearted attempt to copy the Farrellys' out-there style is missing both their jackassical riffs and their heart.

  • Mike Hale, New York Times

    World Wrestling Entertainment continues its effort to meld violent sport with gooey, throwback family comedy in the claptrap road movie Knucklehead.

  • Kyle Smith, New York Post

    Knucklehead's candy corn heart and shameless predictability are almost touching in their obliviousness to anything that's happened in movies in recent decades. Cute orphans? Really?

  • Michelle Orange, Village Voice

    A schmaltzy family comedy that won't pass the smell test for kids, parents, or even stoner second cousins.

  • Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

    Those multi-media moguls at World Wrestling Entertainment haven't quite got the hang of this "family friendly" turn they've taken with their motion picture division.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • jay n


    Nowhere near a good movie but it's sweet natured in its way.

  • ♥˩ƳИИ &


    Cast: Mark Feuerstein, Melora Hardin, Paul Wight, Dennis Farina, Rebecca Creskoff, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Will Patton, Saul Rubinek, Wendie Malick, Kurt Doss, Raziel Jordan, Lurie Poston Director: Michael W. Watkins Summary: Drowning in gambling debts to his bookie, Memphis… More

  • Manu G


    A Knock Out Comedy The movie and the story is kinda likable but it's really cheezy, predictable and not funny. I knew exactly what to expect from this movie and got just that. KNUCKLEHEAD follows con artist Eddie Sullivan (Mark Feuerstein), who, after incurring a large debt… More

  • Sol C


    Huge misfire. The film needed a major rewrite and another director. They had a good idea for a film but didn't execute it correctly. The film is kind of like movies like Nacho Libre, Billy Madison, and Here Comes the Boom. Those film are better than this one. Too many fart jokes.… More

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