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Ringmaster (1998)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:4

Rotten:18

Average Rating:2.8/10

Consensus: A crude, idiotic mess of a film.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: The talk show king's foray into the big screen sweepstakes traces the insane paths of some very colorful characters from their trailer park homes to their chairs on the stage of Jerry's show in... [More]

Starring: Jerry Springer, Jaime Pressly, William McNamara, Molly Hagan

Director: Neil Abramson

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Reviews for Ringmaster

1 - 20 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R	Dennis Harvey	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 26 2009 03:16 AM	Variety
.5/4	James Sanford	those hoping for inside dirt will instead be rewarded with a fictitious, shoddy piece of claptrap that has nothing to say about Springer... Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 27 2005 04:13 PM	Kalamazoo Gazette
3/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 06 2005 07:49 PM	Film Threat
0/5	Chuck O'Leary	No review available. Comment \| Oct., 05 2005 11:12 PM	Fantastica Daily
2/5	Emanuel Levy	No review available. Comment \| Jul., 24 2005 12:43 PM	EmanuelLevy.Com
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 21 2005 03:39 AM	Houston Chronicle
1/5	Kevin Carr	If only Jaime Pressly got naked... Comment \| Feb., 10 2005 10:41 PM	7M Pictures
3/5	Luke Y. Thompson	I think you have to applaud the absurdity of the concept, even if the execution ain't always all that. Comment \| Feb., 27 2004 07:21 PM	New Times
3/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 08 2002 08:43 AM	Film Threat
N/R	Margaret A. McGurk	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 15 2002 08:29 AM	Cincinnati Enquirer
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 12 2002 08:27 AM	Globe and Mail
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 05 2002 08:22 AM	Boxoffice Magazine
N/R	Kevin Thomas	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 14 2001 12:38 AM	Los Angeles Times
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Deseret News, Salt Lake City
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	E! Online
N/R	Cynthia Fuchs	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Philadelphia City Paper
24/100	Dan Jardine	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Apollo Guide
0.5/4	David Keyes	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Cinemaphile.org
2/4	Dustin Putman	Didn't seem to add up to much when it was all over. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	DustinPutman.com
1/4	Edward Guthmann	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	San Francisco Chronicle

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