The Wedding Ringer

Doug Harris is about to marry Gretchen, the woman he loves, but he has no close friends to stand beside him. With the wedding only weeks away, he turns to Jimmy Callahan, who runs a business supplying stand-in best men and fake friends for clients who lack them. Jimmy agrees to take on the job, and the two men set about convincing Doug's family and guests that a group of strangers have been his loyal companions for years. The deception proves difficult to maintain as the wedding approaches.

The 2015 comedy was directed by Jeremy Garelick, who wrote the screenplay with Jay Lavender. It was the first feature Garelick directed, ahead of Murder Mystery 2 and Rolling Loud: The Movie. Kevin Hart plays Jimmy and Josh Gad plays Doug, with Kaley Cuoco as Gretchen, Affion Crockett, Olivia Thirlby and Jorge Garcia in supporting roles. Will Packer was among the producers, and the film was made for about 23 million dollars, going on to earn roughly 80 million worldwide.

On IMDb the film holds a 6.6 rating from around 85,000 votes, and on TMDB a 6.5 from about 1,700 votes, indicating a moderately positive audience response. Critics were less enthusiastic, giving it a 4.6 rating across 111 reviews, well below the audience scores.