Battle of the Sexes

About Battle of the Sexes

The true story of the 1973 tennis match between world number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.

Battle of the Sexes (2017) is a comedy history film directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Its themes are assertive, femme fatale, approving, and tennis.

Emma Stone takes the lead as Billie Jean King, Steve Carell as Bobby Riggs, Andrea Riseborough as Marilyn Barnett, and Sarah Silverman as Gladys Heldman. It runs 121 minutes and was released in September 2017.

The screenplay is by Simon Beaufoy. It was produced by Cloud Eight Films, Decibel Films, and Fox Searchlight Pictures. It is adapted from real events. American members can watch it on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel.

Borg vs McEnroe, Misbehaviour, and King Richard make useful companions to Battle of the Sexes, all filed under biography and sports. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 2,000 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.