Battle of the Sexes

2007 Biography

When ex-champion tennis pro and serial hustler Bobby Riggs (Carell) challenges world champion and feminist Billie Jean King (Stone) to a tennis match, she reluctantly agrees. As the media hype builds ahead of the event that’s billed as the Battle of the Sexes, Riggs's over-the-top chauvinism and immature stunts convince King that she needs to beat him in order to prove that women can be just as good at the sport as men. Meanwhile, she struggles with her own identity, as she finds herself attracted to another beautiful woman (Riseborough).

• Directed by:
• Jonathan Dayton
• Valerie Faris

• Written by:
• Simon Beaufoy