After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncovers the next big thing: an Amish kid named Ishmael. So, the corrupt and the hopelessly naive hit the circuit intent on settling an old score with Big Ern.
Kingpin has generally received positive reviews.
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Kingpin was released in 1996 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 23 reviews, giving Kingpin (1996) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 78%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 53%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Kingpin than critics were.
With a score of 65%, Kingpin is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1996 with similar scores include films like Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, Space Jam and The Long Kiss Goodnight.
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