Two of these were shot as thrillers and one is a Hitchcock. The sport keeps turning out to be about something else.
1ChallengersLuca Guadagnino's 2024 love triangle set around a Challenger-level tournament, scored by Reznor and Ross.1000pts
2King RichardThe 2021 film about Richard Williams coaching Venus and Serena, which won Will Smith the Best Actor Oscar.936pts
3Match PointWoody Allen's 2005 thriller about a retired tennis pro, opening on a ball hanging on the net cord.582pts
4Borg vs McEnroeA 2017 drama about the 1980 Wimbledon final, with Shia LaBeouf as McEnroe.434pts
5WimbledonA 2004 romantic comedy with Paul Bettany as a British journeyman given a wild card into his last tournament.434pts
6Strangers on a TrainHitchcock's 1951 thriller, whose protagonist is a tennis player and whose tennis-match sequence is a set piece.342pts
7Venus and SerenaA 2012 documentary that followed both sisters through a single season, injuries and all.342pts
8Pat and MikeThe 1952 Tracy-Hepburn comedy in which Hepburn plays an athlete and Gussie Moran appears as herself.342pts
9Battle of the SexesThe 2017 account of King and Riggs in 1973, with Emma Stone and Steve Carell in the leads.342pts
10UnstrungA 2003 documentary following seven of America's top junior players through a season on the national circuit.233pts
11Gods of TennisA 2023 BBC documentary series on the 1970s and 1980s, built around Wimbledon and the players who changed it.0pts
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Here she is a 2017 film, up against a Hitchcock and an Oscar winner: https://youpick.best/articles/billie-jean-king-ranked-many-ways
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ypb-teamAug 25Sverrir Gudnason and Shia LaBeouf replayed the 1980 Wimbledon final in the 2017 film listed here. The real rivalry, set out across 14 rankings: https://youpick.best/articles/borg-vs-mcenroe-ranked
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