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Battle of the Sexes

Summary: The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.

Release Date: September 29, 2017

Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama

Directors: Jonathan Dayton

, Valerie Faris

Writer: Simon Beaufoy

Runtime: 2 h 01 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Cloud Eight Films, Decibel Films, Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment

Distributor: Searchlight Pictures, KVH Media Group

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 12,638,526

International: $ 5,960,081

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