Match Point

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Match Point

R

2005

2h 4m

Drama

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Tennis instructor Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) grows friendly with Tom Hewett (Matthew Goode), a wealthy student who shares an interest in opera. Invited to attend a performance with Tom, Chris meets the family and instantly attracts Tom's sister, Chloe (Emily Mortimer). Chris marries her to get a job with her millionaire father, Alec (Brian Cox), but a dangerous affair with Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson), Tom's American girlfriend, threatens his newfound social status.

Critics Consensus

Woody Allen's sharpest film in years, Match Point is a taut, philosophical thriller about class and infidelity.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

03/13/2018

The change of locale from New York to London has done Woody Allen a world of good. As has oft been said, Match Point is his best movie since ... fill in the blank.

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Victoria Segal

New Statesman

09/26/2017

His first film set in London, it boasts a young, pretty, something-for-everyone cast. As enter-tainment, however, it just slams limply into the net every time.

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Edward Lawrenson

Sight & Sound

09/28/2006

The plotting lacks a necessary sense of tragic propulsion; it feels dutifully schematic, its ironies polite and tidy when they should be bitter and merciless.

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

08/02/2024

2.5/5

Match Point is melodramatic, with the whole story turned on a set of unlikely and ludicrous eventualities, which Allen only too eager to call “luck”. The story makes almost zero sense, and it works neither as a drama-thriller, nor as a romance-comedy.

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Michael Calleri

Niagara Gazette

04/30/2023

"Match Point” is a great movie, which showcases Woody Allen’s ability to offer insights into the human condition. He reveals telling insights about people who need to be brutal in order to protect what they consider important.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

05/07/2020

A glorious ride, with touches of Hitchcock, Patricia Highsmith and Woody Allen sprinkled through a film whose panoramic views of contemporary London are the next-best thing to a budget-weekend escape flight.

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Keith B.

@Okbullard Apr 22

I had high hopes for this one but was kind of disappointed because it was pretty predictable. The acting was decent but the plot tended to drone on a bit. I liked many Woody Allen movies (Sleeper was my favorite) and enjoyed his standup back in the day but this one wasn't up to his normal standards in my mind.

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Wendel L

@BRZRKR Apr 13

Direção: Ok Atuação: Bom Roteiro: Bom Caracterização: Ok Soundtrack: Ok

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Leaburn O

@RT35452347 Apr 11

A good premise poorly executed with terrible acting and embarrassing screenplay. Watched on Amazon Prime.

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Scott W.

@Clarknt67 Apr 2

A favorite I have revisited several times. A treat for Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Scarlett Johansson fans (and who isn’t?) it is a gripping, if cynical, thriller. Beautifully shot in London, with all the intimacy and affection Allen has previously adorned on New York City.

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Pongo K

@RT48921889 Mar 19

The acting was really bad. I could not see it through.

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Lisa H

@HollisHoHo Mar 18

Great flick & I adore Jonathan!

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Synopsis

Tennis instructor Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) grows friendly with Tom Hewett (Matthew Goode), a wealthy student who shares an interest in opera. Invited to attend a performance with Tom, Chris meets the family and instantly attracts Tom's sister, Chloe (Emily Mortimer). Chris marries her to get a job with her millionaire father, Alec (Brian Cox), but a dangerous affair with Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson), Tom's American girlfriend, threatens his newfound social status.

Director: Woody Allen
Producer: Letty Aronson
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: Perido Productions
Rating: R (Some Sexuality)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 28, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.1M
Runtime: 2h 4m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)