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    Battle of the Sexes

    PG-132017 · Comedy drama · 2h 1m

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  1. In tennis, "Battle of the Sexes" describes various exhibition matches played between a man and a woman, or a doubles match between two men and two women in one case. 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 , [4 ...

  2. Sep 19, 2017 · How Billie Jean King Won the Battle of the Sexes, as Told in 1973. 4 minute read. By Lily Rothman. September 19, 2017 9:00 AM EDT. T he tennis match the world was watching this week in 1973...

  3. Battle of the Sexes turns real-life events into a crowd-pleasing, well-acted dramedy that ably entertains while smartly serving up a volley of present-day parallels. The 1973 tennis match...

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    • Comedy, Drama
    • PG-13
  4. Select Page. Battle of the Sexes. A courageous advocate for gender equality for women from a young age, Billie Jean King accepted a challenge to play a match against former number 1-ranked tennis player Bobby Riggs. In doing so, she launched her fight for parity into the worldwide limelight.

  5. 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.

  6. Sep 20, 2013 · Battle of the Sexes’: When Billie Beat Bobby. Billie Jean King’s straight-set victory over self-proclaimed male chauvinist Bobby Riggs reverberated far beyond the world of tennis. By:...

  7. Sep 22, 2017 · Battle of the Sexes. Rating: PG-13. Runtime: 2h 1min. Release Date: September 22, 2017. Genre: Comedy. Emma Stone and Steve Carell bring their A game to this crowd-pleaser based on the electrifying true story of the 1973 tennis match between women’s champion Billie Jean King (Stone) and former men’s champ Bobby Riggs (Carell).

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