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Name: DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Genre: comedy
Released: 2004
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 6.7

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story has an iRankMovies score of 65.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)

Grab life by the ball.

Release:2004

Runtime:1h 33m

Country:United States

Director:Rawson Marshall Thurber

Language:English

Genre

Comedy

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Keywords

UnderdogsportsLove At First SightCompetitionGymnasiumBodyguardOddballCheerleader

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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.7/10· 281K votes

Rotten Tomatoes72%

Metacritic55%

TMDb6.362/10· 4K votes

With 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 55/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.

Cast of DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

Vince Vaughn
as Peter La Fleur
Christine Taylor
as Kate Veatch
Ben Stiller
as White Goodman
Rip Torn
as Patches O'Houlihan
Justin Long
as Justin
Stephen Root
as Gordon
Joel David Moore
as Owen
Chris Williams
as Dwight
Alan Tudyk
as Steve the Pirate
Missi Pyle
as Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivichski
Jamal Duff
as Me'Shell Jones
Gary Cole
as Cotton McKnight

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story facts

Budget: $20M
Box office: $168.4M

Our take on DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

Rawson Marshall Thurber's 2004 comedy sets up a lopsided rivalry: when White Goodman, the smug owner of a slick high-end fitness chain, moves to swallow up the struggling neighborhood gym run by easygoing Pete La Fleur, La Fleur's only way to fight back is dodgeball. With help from a dodgeball guru and Goodman's own attorney, he rallies a rag-tag team of misfit underdogs for a winner-take-all showdown. It's broad, cheerfully silly sports comedy built on absurd characters and slapstick, ideal for viewers wanting easy laughs and an underdog rooting interest rather than subtlety. Watch it for the gags, the oddballs and the gleeful escalation.

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