The Benchwarmers (2006) movie poster

The Benchwarmers (2006)

"Get off the bench and get into the game."
ThumbScore
👍 75%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 19%
Comedy

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Director
Dennis Dugan
Runtime
1h 25m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
5.8/10 (923 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
13%
Metacritic
25

Cast

Rob Schneider as Gus · 71% avg
David Spade as Richie · 72% avg
Jon Heder as Clark · 70% avg
Molly Sims as Liz · 71% avg
Jon Lovitz as Mel · 72% avg
Amaury Nolasco as Carlos · 65% avg
Tim Meadows as Wayne · 71% avg
Nick Swardson as Howie · 71% avg

Is The Benchwarmers good?

Most people think so. 75% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 19%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1416 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#118 / 206 · 2006
Rank among its director's films
#9 / 13 · Dennis Dugan

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard little league squads. Wikipedia ↗

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