Battle of the Sexes

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6.7	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Valerie Faris

Jonathan Dayton

Starring (View all)

Emma Stone
Billie Jean King

Steve Carell
Bobby Riggs

Andrea Riseborough
Marilyn Barnett

Natalie Morales
Rosie Casals

Sarah Silverman
Gladys Heldman

Bill Pullman
Jack Kramer

Alan Cumming
Cuthbert 'Ted' Tinling

Elisabeth Shue
Priscilla Riggs

Written by

Simon Beaufoy
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An average movie

5 years, 8 months ago at Aug 16 8:42

johanlefourbe

1 vote

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Emma Stone, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, there is no doubt that Billie Jean King was a fascinating woman, a real trailblazer, and Emma Stone gave here another strong performance (she still looked 10 times better than King even after they tried to tone down her natural beauty though). Unfortunate... read more

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7 years, 3 months ago at Jan 27 2:16

fernando

1 vote

Period adaptation a bit heavy (as Emma Stone wig), but a good story on genres and lesbianism, with touches of american 'costumbrismo'.

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Description: This sports docudrama recreates the legendary 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell). Synopsis by Jack Rodgers Read more at [Link removed - login to see] ... (more)

Release date: 29 September 2017

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An average movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Emma Stone, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, there is no doubt that Billie Jean King was a fascinating woman, a real trailblazer, and Emma Stone gave here another strong performance (she still looked 10 times better than King even after they tried to tone down her natural beauty though). Unfortunately, pretty much anything else in this movie felt terribly flat and predictable. Seriously, pretty much every turn of events and the consequences they might have could be easily anticipated at least 30 mins in advance. Another major failure of this movie was that the makers never managed to show the importance of the match between King and Riggs had at the time. Indeed, to be honest, I thought it w” read more

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