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Battle of the Sexes
MEANRANK
68/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2759
- IMDb #2944
- Rotten Tomatoes #1855
- Metacritic #1908
- Letterboxd #2620
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1612
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2510
- Metacritic Critics #1156
- Metacritic Audience #3359
- Criticker #2196
- Kinopoisk #4144
- AlloCiné #1864
- Trakt #2699
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 44, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 84. Critics average 78, everyone else 65.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The true story of the 1973 tennis match between former champion Bobby Riggs and the current women's world number one, Billie Jean King. The event becomes a cultural spectacle, symbolizing the fight for gender equality. The film explores the personal lives of both players leading up to the match, highlighting King's advocacy for women's rights and Riggs's showmanship in promoting the contest.
Details
- Directors
- Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
- Writer
- Simon Beaufoy
- Released
- 22 September 2017
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $25.0M
- Box office
- $12.6M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Actor in a Comedy | Steve Carell | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Emma Stone | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2018 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Emma Stone | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2018 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Steve Carell | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2018 | Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role | Steve Carell | Nominee |
| AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards 2018 | Best Actor | Steve Carell | Nominee |
| AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards 2018 | Best Time Capsule | Battle of the Sexes | Nominee |
| Casting Society of America 2018 | Studio or Independent – Comedy | Justine Arteta and Kim Davis-Wagner | Nominee |
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11 awards — Battle of the Sexes
×| Best Actor in a Comedy | Steve Carell | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Comedy | Emma Stone | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Steve Carell | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Emma Stone | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role | Steve Carell | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Steve Carell | Nominee |
| Best Time Capsule | Battle of the Sexes | Nominee |
| Studio or Independent – Comedy | Justine Arteta and Kim Davis-Wagner | Nominee |
| LGBTQ Film of the Year | Battle of the Sexes | Nominee |
| Outstanding Film – Wide Release | Battle of the Sexes | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture | Emma Stone | Nominee |