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When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)87 minComedy, DramaRating 53/100

Before Steve Carell and Emma Stone played the tennis stars, there was "When Billie Beat Bobby." This TV movie stars Oscar-winner Holly Hunter and Tony Award-winner Ron Silver in an engaging look at a seminal event: the 1973 televised Battle of the Sexes match between Billie Jean King, one of the best female players in the world, and Bobby Riggs, a Wimbledon champion-turned-hustler.

Cast: Holly Hunter, Ron Silver, Matt Letscher, Bob Gunton, Jacqueline McKenzie, Elizabeth Berridge, Vincent Van Patten

Director: Jane Anderson