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7.4Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and financial advantages that this relationship affords him, Chris becomes obsessed with Tom's fiancee, American actress Nola.
Cast
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Chris Wilton
- Scarlett Johansson as Nola Rice
- Emily Mortimer as Chloe Hewett Wilton
- Matthew Goode as Tom Hewett
- Brian Cox as Alec Hewett
- Penelope Wilton as Eleanor Hewett
Themes
- adultery
- infidelity
- london, england
- love triangle
- sports
- upper class
- tennis
- love
- wealth
- lust
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
237,455 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
77%
Metacritic
72/100
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 32 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Woody Allen
- Written by
- Woody Allen
- Produced by
- Letty Aronson Gareth Wiley Lucy Darwin
- Starring
- Brian Cox Matthew Goode Scarlett Johansson Emily Mortimer Jonathan Rhys Meyers Penelope Wilton
- Cinematography
- Remi Adefarasin
- Edited by
- Alisa Lepselter
- Production companies
- BBC Films Thema Production Jada Productions
- Distributed by
- Icon Film Distribution (United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand) Cinéart (Benelux) DreamWorks Pictures (North America)
- Release dates
- 12 May 2005 ( 2005-05-12 ) ( Cannes ) 28 October 2005 ( 2005-10-28 ) (Luxembourg) 28 December 2005 ( 2005-12-28 ) (United States) 6 January 2006 ( 2006-01-06 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 124 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom Luxembourg United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $85.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 124
- FilmAffinity ID
- 695647
- Official website
- www.matchpoint.dreamworks.com
- Image
- Woody Allen Cannes.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- publication date
- 2005-12-29
- title
- Match Point
- capital cost
- 15000000
- review score
- 72/100
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Match Point is a 2005 psychological thriller film written and directed by Woody Allen, and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, and Penelope Wilton. In the film, Rhys Meyers' character, a former professional tennis player, marries into a wealthy family, but his social position is threatened by his affair with his brother-in-law's girlfriend, played by Scarlett Johansson. The film deals with themes of morality and greed, and explores the roles of lust, money, and luck in life, leading many to compare it to Allen's earlier film Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). It was produced and filmed in London after Allen had difficulty finding financial support for the film in New York. The agreement obliged him to make it there using a cast and crew mostly from the United Kingdom. Allen quickly re-wrote the script, which was originally set in New York, for an English setting.
Critics in the United States praised the film and its English setting and welcomed it as a return to form for Allen. In contrast, reviewers from the United Kingdom treated Match Point less favourably, finding fault with the locations and especially the British idiom in the dialogues. Allen was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.