The Wedding Ringer

"He's the best man... money can buy."

2015 1h 41m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 1,748

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Synopsis

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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.

“He's the best man... money can buy.”

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Cast

Kevin Hart
Jimmy Callahan / Bic
Josh Gad
Doug Harris
Kaley Cuoco
Gretchen Palmer
Affion Crockett
Reggie / DrysDale
Olivia Thirlby
Alison Palmer
Jorge Garcia
Lurch / Garvey
Nicky Whelan
Nadia
Dan Gill
Bronstein / Dickerson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeremy Garelick
Writers: Gary Damian Thomas, Jeremy Garelick, Jay Lavender
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeremy Garelick, shot by Bradford Lipson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Lennertz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeff Groth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kevin Hart and Josh Gad and Kaley Cuoco carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He's the best man... money can buy.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0884732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jeremy Garelick directs. Bradford Lipson behind the camera. Christopher Lennertz scores. Jeff Groth cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Directed by Jeremy Garelick, shot by Bradford Lipson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Christopher Lennertz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jeff Groth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kevin Hart and Josh Gad and Kaley Cuoco carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "He's the best man... money can buy.".
8IMDB entry: tt0884732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bradford Lipson
Original score: Christopher Lennertz
Editing: Jeff Groth
Production design: Chris Cornwell
Costume design: Genevieve Tyrrell
Makeup / hair: Debra Denson
VFX supervisor: Nicholas Lund-Ulrich
Sound: Deb Adair
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $23,000,000
Box office: $79,799,880
Return: 347% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Wedding Ringer (2015)

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Reno2016-04-24
★ 8/10
A comedy about to pull off the first ever Golden Tux. In any movie if you see a sidekick rule, that has to be the Kevin Hart. He can handle the whole movie by himself and this film is a great example. It totally surprised me, I expected it to be an average film, but it was an awesome comedy. We have seen plenty of bride and groom and marriage related comedies, but this was a slightly different yet a fantastic treat. I don't think it was wonderful because of the jokes alone, but unique characters and actors who performed them were brought the fine outcome. I felt like I know what's coming, but the ending was simple and smart. Like always when I like a movie a lot I hope for a sequel to come and they should make one for this as well. It's a Kevin Hart's time as a comedian, his top box office films are all from the recent time, so he must make use of it and I am expecting his upcoming projects. This is a perfect weekend movie to have some laughs. Middle finger to the film critics. I definitely recommended it not only for the film fanatics but all. Who knows you might find it much better than the recent 'Get Hard'. 7½/10

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