MOVIE · 2017
Battle of the Sexes
ComedyDocumentaryDrama121 min
In 1973, world number one Billie Jean King is pulled into a heavily publicized exhibition match against Bobby Riggs, an ex-champ who turns chauvinism and self-promotion into a national spectacle. Emma Stone is King, balancing the demands of top-level tennis with the glare surrounding a contest sold as a referendum on men versus women. Opposite her, Steve Carell's Riggs treats the lead-up like a hustle, needling the press and turning every appearance into show business. Around the match, the film tracks the collision of sport, celebrity, and gender politics in early-1970s America.
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