USA / UK,
2017, 121 min
Screenplay:
Simon BeaufoyCinematography:
Linus SandgrenComposer:
Nicholas BritellCast:
Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Natalie Morales, Sarah Silverman, Alan Cumming, Bill Pullman, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, Fred Armisen (more)Plots(1)
King (Stone) is a champion athlete and an outspoken feminist in her professional life, but her personal life is a struggle. Her marriage is failing. Her closeted sexuality feels like a distraction. Outraged that the National Tennis League won't allow equal pay for men and women, King founds her own tour with Gladys Heldman (Sarah Silverman) as manager. Riggs (Carell) is decades removed from his last championship. Facing dwindling finances and desperate to win back his ex-wife (Elisabeth Shue), he proposes a publicity-snaring challenge: a $100,000 winner-take-all match. King is more than game. (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Golden Globes
- 2018 - Steve Carell (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 2018 - Emma Stone (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2018 - Steve Carell (Best Actor in a Comedy Movie)
- 2018 - Emma Stone (Best Actress in a Comedy Movie)