10 Most Irritatingly Improbable Sports Movies

10. The Ringer

The Ringer operates in this sort of weird space between being shockingly offensive and actually treating people with intellectual disabilities in a surprisingly progressive and forward-thinking way, by only really making fun of the quote unquote normal people.

But regardless of how one feels about the movie as a whole, it's impossible to overlook the key aspect of the film: the fact that Steve Barker, played by Johnny Knoxville, is somehow able to just show up on race day and compete in the Special Olympics.

The audience is expected to believe that there are no forms or documentation you need to provide to enter the Special Olympics? This movie is going to stand there and look its viewers in the eye and insist that your ability to participate is down to the whims of some random low-level volunteer and how charming she thinks you are?

And what's more, that someone who faked their way into the Special Olympics wouldn't be strung up and set on fire for being the worst person in the history of the world? There are certain things that society doesn't forgive, and one of them happens to be pretending to have an intellectual disability for your own personal gain (no matter how noble your intentions may be).