The Dink
The Dink (2026) is a PG-13 comedy about a washed-up tennis pro who breaks a sacred vow to play pickleball and save his father's country club. Starring Jake Johnson and Ed Harris.
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Jake Johnson Dustin 'The Hammer' Boyd -
Mary Steenburgen Candace -
Ed Harris Chuck Boyd -
Aaron Chen PJ -
Patton Oswalt Skip 'Piggy' Pigliani
If you love underdog sports comedies with heart, this one delivers a winning mix of family stakes and lighthearted laughs. Jake Johnson's comedic timing and a stacked ensemble make its brisk 1h 42m runtime an easy, entertaining watch.
The film reunites star power and behind-the-camera talent, with Ben Stiller among its producers and comedian Patton Oswalt joining the cast as Skip 'Piggy' Pigliani.
Some sports have rivalries, and few are as unexpectedly heated as tennis versus pickleball. In The Dink (2026), director Josh Greenbaum leans into that clash with a comedy about Dustin 'The Hammer' Boyd, a washed-up tennis pro played by Jake Johnson, who finds himself cornered by desperation. To save a struggling country club and finally earn his father's respect, he must break a sacred vow and do the unthinkable: pick up a paddle and play pickleball. The premise is pure crowd-pleasing underdog territory, and the cast gives it plenty of firepower. Ed Harris plays Dustin's father, Chuck Boyd, while Mary Steenburgen appears as Candace, Aaron Chen as PJ, and Patton Oswalt as Skip 'Piggy' Pigliani. With Ben Stiller, John Lesher, and Rob Paris among the producers, the film blends familiar comedic energy with a timely nod to America's fastest-growing racket sport. Running a tight 1h 42m and rated PG-13, The Dink holds a 65% score on TMDB, marking it as a solid, easygoing pick for fans of feel-good sports comedies. It's the kind of movie built for a laid-back evening of laughs and reluctant redemption on the court.
