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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Battle_of_the_Sexes_(2017_film)Battle of the Sexes (2017 film) - Wikipedia

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   Battle of the Sexes is a 2017 sports film directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton and written by Simon Beaufoy. The plot is loosely based on the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.

2. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › battle_of_the_sexesBattle of the Sexes | Rotten Tomatoes

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   The 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs became the most watched televised sports event of all time.

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3. www.smithsonianmag.com › smithsonian-institution › true-story-behind-billie-jeanThe True Story Behind Billie Jean King's Victorious “Battle of...

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   Sep 22, 2017 · The new film from Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the directing duo who made the award-winning Little Miss Sunshine, is a biopic of the legendary star King (played by Emma Stone),...

4. www.nytimes.com › 2017/09/21 › moviesReview: Advantage, Bobby, but Game, Set, Match, Billie Jean in...

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   Sep 21, 2017 · Emma Stone plays Billie Jean King and Steve Carell plays Bobby Riggs in a movie about the 1973 tennis match that became a referendum on equality.

5. time.com › 4952004Battle of the Sexes: True Story Behind Billie Jean King Movie - ...

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   Sep 22, 2017 · The married King had recently begun an affair with a woman, while Riggs was struggling to connect with his family. Here’s what the movie got right about the historic game that made King an...

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)Battle of the Sexes (tennis) - Wikipedia

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   The term is most famously used for an internationally televised match in 1973 held at the Houston Astrodome between 55-year-old Bobby Riggs and 29-year-old Billie Jean King, which King won in three sets.

7. slate.com › culture › 2017Fact vs. fiction in the movie Battle of the Sexes. - Slate...

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   Sep 25, 2017 · Battle of the Sexes, Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton’s new movie about the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King, then a 29-year-old Wimbledon champion, and Bobby Riggs, a...

8. www.20thcenturystudios.com › movies › battle-of-the-sexesBattle of the Sexes | 20th Century Studios

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   Sep 22, 2017 · The electrifying 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) was billed as THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES and became the most watched televised sports event of all time.

9. variety.com › 2017 › film'Battle of the Sexes' Trailer: Emma Stone Is Billie Jean King...

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   May 16, 2017 · Directed by “Little Miss Sunshine” helmers Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the film follow the competition between tennis pros Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, which captured the...

10. www.nytimes.com › 2017/09/29 › moviesThe ‘Hustler’ vs. the Feminist Champion: Inside the ‘Battle of...

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    Sep 29, 2017 · The hype leading up to the tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs on Sept. 20, 1973, was over the top. Here’s a look at the coverage.