---
title: 'Battle of the Sexes (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Valerie Faris'
released: '2017-09-22'
runtime_minutes: 121
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/battle-of-the-sexes-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4622512/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Battle of the Sexes (2017)

2017 · PG-13 · 121 min · Drama, History, Comedy · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Battle of the Sexes is a 2017 biographical sports comedy-drama 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. The film stars Emma Stone and Steve Carell as King and Riggs, leading an ensemble cast including Andrea Riseborough, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, Bill Pullman, Natalie Morales, Eric Christian Olsen, and Sarah Silverman in supporting roles. The film marks the second collaboration between Carell and Stone after Crazy, Stupid, Love and the second collaboration between Riseborough and Stone after Birdman.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Valerie Faris](https://cinepixo.com/people/valerie-faris), [Jonathan Dayton](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-dayton)
- **Screenplay:** [Simon Beaufoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-beaufoy)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nicholas Britell](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-britell)
- **Producer:** [Danny Boyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-boyle), [Christian Colson](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-colson)
- **Editor:** [Pamela Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pamela-martin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Linus Sandgren](https://cinepixo.com/people/linus-sandgren)

## Cast

- [Steve Carell](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-carell) as Bobby Riggs
- [Natalie Morales](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalie-morales)
- [Eric Christian Olsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-christian-olsen)
- [Mike Vogel](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-vogel)
- [James Mackay](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mackay)
- [Jamey Sheridan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamey-sheridan)
- [Sarah Silverman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-silverman) as Gladys Heldman
- [Emma Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-stone) as Billie Jean King
- [Fred Armisen](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-armisen)
- [Chris Parnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-parnell)
- [Austin Stowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-stowell) as Larry King
- [John C. McGinley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-c-mcginley)
- [Mark Harelik](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-harelik) as Hank Greenberg
- [Bill Pullman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-pullman) as Jack Kramer
- [Martha MacIsaac](https://cinepixo.com/people/martha-macisaac) as Jane Bartkowicz

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/battle-of-the-sexes-2017
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