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Battle of the Sexes
Directed by
Valerie Faris
,
Jonathan Dayton
PG-13
2017
2h 1m
Comedy
,
Biography
,
and more
6.7
84%
71%
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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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Cast of Battle of the Sexes
Emma Stone
Billie Jean King
Steve Carell
Bobby Riggs
Andrea Riseborough
Marilyn Barnett
Sarah Silverman
Gladys Heldman
Bill Pullman
Jack Kramer
Elisabeth Shue
Priscilla Riggs
Alan Cumming
Ted Tinling
Austin Stowell
Larry King
Eric Christian Olsen
Lornie Kuhle
Natalie Morales
Rosie Casals
Lewis Pullman
Larry Riggs
Jessica McNamee
Margaret Court
Martha MacIsaac
Jane 'Peaches' Bartkowicz
Wallace Langham
Henry
Mark Harelik
Hank Greenberg
Fred Armisen
Rheo Blair
Chris Parnell
DJ
John C. McGinley
Herb
Mickey Sumner
Valerie Ziegenfuss
Bridey Elliott
Julie Heldman
James Mackay
Barry Court
Tim Ransom
Jerry Perenchio
Frank Lui Geo
Bobby Zealot
Chip Chinery
Roone Arledge
Cooper J. Friedman
Bobby Riggs Jr.
Enuka Okuma
Bonny
Agnes Albright
Dana
Bob Stephenson
Bobby's Publicist
Nelson Franklin
TV Reporter
Amy Holt
Woman #1
Tom Kenny
Bob Sanders
Dinka Dzubur
Sports Reporter
Lauren Kline
Nancy Richey
Fidan Manashirova
Judy Tegart Dalton
Ashley Weinhold
Kristy Pigeon
Kaitlyn Christian
Kerry Melville Reid
Doug Dean
Jack Desmond
Jamey Sheridan
Ken Rosewall
Matt Malloy
Riggs' Therapist
Bill Blair
Sports Reporter / Fan (uncredited)
Eli Jane
Dancer (uncredited)
Karen Baxter
Mother of the Bride (uncredited)
Craig Reed
Hardware Store Manager
Valerie Faris
Director
Jonathan Dayton
Director
Simon Beaufoy
Writer
Christian Colson
Producer
Danny Boyle
Producer
Robert Graf
Producer
Battle of the Sexes Ratings & Reviews
Ryezoo
February 15, 2025
The acting from the leads is good, but this biopic never really takes off. It feels entirely to safe. The narrative didn't flow well for me and all the build up to the match didn't payoff that well. This is very well shot. Some truly gorgeous looking scenes. I just wanted more. If anything Emma Stones turn as Billy King has made me want to do a lot of reading on how fascinating she was in real life.
Autostraddle
Heather Hogan
It's a sports movie, complete with breathless action sequences, overwrought crowd reactions, and a soaring score. It's a biopic about a legend. And it's one of the best lesbian films I've ever seen.
The Atlantic
David Sims
[Emma] Stone's performance is surprisingly thoughtful and internal.
Village Voice
April Wolfe
Should be a grand slam right? Not quite.
4Columns
Melissa Anderson
The story of a remarkable woman and her remarkable accomplishments suffers, as too many LGBTQ-themed twenty-first-century docudramas do, from an accretion of it-gets-better telegraphing.
Marie Claire
Esther Zuckerman
despite being aware of the outcome-I caught myself quite literally cheering when Emma Stone's King got a point off Steve Carell's Riggs during the big showdown.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
... it is still Stone and her depiction of King that is the film's undeniably flawless element.
Chesapeake Family Magazine
Roxana Hadadi
Battle of the Sexes is one of the best-acted films of the year so far, a masterfully created portrait of a particular moment in America that still resonates today.
Detroit News
Adam Graham
Slick and fun, "Battle of the Sexes" is an ace.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Calvin Wilson
This is mainstream filmmaking at the top of its game.
San Diego Reader
Scott Marks
All that's expected from the leads is that they put forth a competent degree of mimicry; the secondary characters, meanwhile, are left with little to do but flounder.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
The chalk lines in "Battle of the Sexes" stretch into the past and future, measuring how far we've come since then and how far we have to go.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
The pace is swift, and the '70s setting is rich: the throbbing soundtrack, the retro click of a telephone dial, the bright colors and pageantry of the match.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
Emma Stone and Steve Carell are both excellent, which makes you wish Beaufoy had done more with the story's most complicated friendship-between the two well-matched athletes.
Baltimore Magazine
Max Weiss
With its genius cast, wonderfully calibrated emotional and comic beats, and brilliant 70s mimesis, Battle of the Sexes is slick, commercial filmmaking at its best.
NPR
Bob Mondello
As upbeat and entertaining as it undeniably is, Battle Of The Sexes sees that battle as ongoing.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Gary Thompson
Battle of the Sexes is almost by definition predictable - the outcome of its title tennis match is well known - but there was one scene that made my jaw drop.
Austin Chronicle
Steve Davis
The message feels programmed like some LGBTQ version of a Hallmark card. Sometimes capital letters are needed to get the attention of those persons who most need to hear what needs to be said.
Flavorwire
Jason Bailey
The problem is that King's story is so much more compelling than Riggs', so (in spite of Carell's best efforts), the character just becomes a distraction - and the filmmakers seem weirdly invested in letting him off the hook.
The Ringer
Adam Nayman
The level of craft and intelligence that goes into making a movie that affects an audience like this one does is not inconsiderable. Worse things can be said about a film than that it's effective. But effective films can also be annoying.
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Battle Of The Sexes: The Mouth
Battle Of The Sexes: The Mouth
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Battle Of The Sexes: Breaking Ground
Battle Of The Sexes: Breaking Ground
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Battle Of The Sexes: The King Of Tennis
Battle Of The Sexes: The King Of Tennis
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Battle Of The Sexes: Recreating The 70'S
Battle Of The Sexes: Recreating The 70'S
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Battle Of The Sexes: The Lobber Vs The Libber
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Battle Of The Sexes: Elisabeth Shue On Gender Equality
Battle Of The Sexes: Elisabeth Shue On Gender Equality
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Battle Of The Sexes: Billie Jean King On Making The Movie
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Battle Of The Sexes: Sarah Silverman On Portraying Her Character
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Battle Of The Sexes: Steve Carell On His Memories Of Battle Of The Sexes
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Battle Of The Sexes: Andrea Riseborough & Alan Cumming On Billie Jean King
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Battle Of The Sexes: Emma Stone On Her Knowledge Of The Battle Of The Sexes
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Battle Of The Sexes: Austin Stowell On Larry King And Billie Jean King's Relationship
Battle Of The Sexes: Austin Stowell On Larry King And Billie Jean King's Relationship
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Battle Of The Sexes: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris On What Drew Them To The Project
Battle Of The Sexes: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris On What Drew Them To The Project
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