Battle of the Sexes 2017
Directed by Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
- Drama, Comedy, History
- 121 min
- PG-13
He made a bet. She made history.
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between world number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
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- Gimlyon TMDB · Nov 20174/10
FULL DISCLOSURE: I saw this while I was working my ass off in a foodtruck at an outdoor cinema. I missed whole chunks of it, and it certainly didn't have my full focus. I'll give it a proper chance at a later date, and alongside that, another review. However, of what I saw, _Battle of the Sexes_ seemed to be little more than a collection of stereotypes played for comedy in a movie that not only wasn't funny, but probably shouldn't have even tried to be. _Final rating:★★ - Definitely not for me, but I sort of get the appeal._
Read the whole review on TMDB - John Chardon TMDB · Jul 20196/10
I'm not saying women are better. I've never said that. I'm saying we deserve some respect. Battle of the sexes is directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and written by Simon Beaufoy. It stars Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Natalie Morales, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Eric Christian Olsen, Alan Cumming and Elisabeth Shue. Music is by Nicholas Britell and cinematography by Linus Sandgren. Back in 1973 there was a tennis match - a show event - where self proclaimed media hustler Booby Riggs (Carrel) took on supreme ladies champion of the era Billie Jean King (Stone). It would be tagged as The Battle Of The Sexes and the importance of such has echoed through time to still be relevant today. Here we have a film running at two hours in length that actually plays more as a King biography than it does a piece about the tennis match at pic's closure. Why not just call your film Billie Jean King? That would still have worked and been more closer to the themes playing out. On the King biography terms it's a fascinating and engrossing film, her battle with her sexuality issues - and the media threats that such a thing of the era would produce - and her wonderfully stoi
Read the whole review on TMDB - r96skon TMDB · Aug 20208/10
Emma Stone and Steve Carell are terrific. <em>'Battle of the Sexes'</em> is an interesting look on the famous tennis match from 1973 between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. I'm sure it takes all the usual creative license that biopics tend to do, but that's doesn't bother me - especially with this type of event. Stone (King) and Carell (Riggs) are definitely what hold this film together, without those two I don't believe it would've been as enjoyable. Sarah Silverman (Gladys) and Andrea Riseborough (Marilyn) are alright, though the main attraction here are the two leads. Talking of Marilyn, I didn't really care for the love stories on show - with Marilyn, but also those involving Larry (Austin Stowell) and Priscilla (Elisabeth Shue). The rest is sufficiently entertaining, though. It's sometimes a little too on the nose with the (obviously positive) message it's portraying, but that's just a small thing to note. Overall, this is a production I'd recommend you watch - tennis/sports fan or not.
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Cast
- Emma StoneBillie Jean King
- Steve CarellBobby Riggs
- Andrea RiseboroughMarilyn Barnett
- Sarah SilvermanGladys Heldman
- Bill PullmanJack Kramer
- Elisabeth ShuePriscilla Riggs
- Alan CummingTed Tinling
- Austin StowellLarry King
- Eric Christian OlsenLornie Kuhle
- Natalie MoralesRosie Casals
Crew
- Jonathan DaytonDirector
- Valerie FarisDirector
- Simon BeaufoyWriter
- Linus SandgrenDirector of Photography
- Nicholas BritellOriginal Music Composer
- Pamela MartinEditor
- Danny BoyleProducer
- Christian ColsonProducer
- Robert GrafProducer
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