David Arquette, Oliver Platt, Scott Caan

Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.

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53% liked it

29,833 ratings

Critics

25% liked it

64 critics

PG-13, 106 min.

Directed by: Brian Robbins

Release Date: April 7, 2000

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DVD Release Date: October 2, 2001

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  • October 5, 2008
    If you even remotely enjoyed WCW in its heyday then you'll get a kick out of this. A guilty pleasure.
  • January 7, 2008
    Sal Bandini! Wanna wrestle? "You gonna be a wrestler? You got trouble wrestlin' your wee-wee out of your trousers to take a leak!"
    -"It's not that I have trouble... just sometimes I don't see the point."
  • March 12, 2007
    another b movie i like
  • January 25, 2007
    wierd and stupid but has some funny lines
  • October 14, 2006
    I use 2 like wrestling when this came out so I still like this movie now!
  • November 11, 2009
    Seen this movie over 11 times when I was younger.
  • October 31, 2009
    This is a comedy for those hardcore wrestling fans. Now this movie will never win any awards on the acting or script. This is just one of those mindless fun films. It stars David Arquette and Scott Caan as two slackers who dream of making it big in the world of wrestling. The fil...( read more)m has some funny parts. Also stars Oliver Platt as a has been wrestler. But my favorite character was Martin Landau who played a ex wrestler who taught the young guys a thing or two. He was a funny character. If you like wrestling then you might enjoy this but otherwise you may just want to skip it.
  • October 23, 2009
    Probably the worsest Pro Wrestling movie in the history of Pro Wrestling movies
  • September 16, 2009
    Unspeakably terrible pile of garbage. I didn't laugh once during this movie. I didn't even smile. One of those genuinely awful movies that keeps a look of flabbergasted disgust on your face throughout.
    Horrible performances from a horrible cast. As if I didn't already hate Olive...( read more)r Platt, this took it to a whole new level. What a huge miscasting that was. Oliver Platt as a badass pro wrestler? Seriously?
    The screenplay literally feels like it was written by a 12 year old. If there's anyone that could find any comedic value here, it would be someone that age or below. Based on the script presented, how this movie got the green light to go into production is unfuckingbelievable.
  • August 14, 2009
    Can't believe Ive seen this. I have no idea what to say--it's so far "out there".

Critic Reviews


January 1, 2000
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Ready to Rumble is not much fun at all. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Platt is a good comic actor and I have liked him in a lot of movies, but here he is not well-used. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, At the Movies

Platt is a good comic actor and I have liked him in a lot of movies, but here he is not well-used. full review

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