Challengers

About Challengers

Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Major champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she signs him up for a "Challenger" event — close to the lowest level of pro tournament — where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend.

Challengers is a 2024 romance film directed by Luca Guadagnino. It runs 132 minutes and was released in April 2024.

Its themes are male friendship, competition, rivalry, and eroticism.

Zendaya takes the lead as Tashi Donaldson, Mike Faist as Art Donaldson, Josh O'Connor as Patrick Zweig, and Darnell Appling as Umpire (New Rochelle Final). The screenplay is by Justin Kuritzkes. It comes from Amazon MGM Studios, Frenesy Film, and Pascal Pictures. It streams on Amazon Prime Video in the United States.

Match Point, King Richard, and Babygirl make useful companions to Challengers, all filed under infidelity, love triangle, and sports. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 2,942 votes and it carries a R rating.