Match Point

"There are no little secrets."

2005 2h 4m EN

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7.4

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77%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.6

IMDB

★7.4TMDB · 4,496🍅77%Rotten Tomatoes●72Metacritic★7.6IMDB · 237,455

DramaRomanceThriller

Synopsis

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Chris, 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.

“There are no little secrets.”

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Cast

Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Chris Wilton
Scarlett Johansson
Nola Rice
Emily Mortimer
Chloe Hewett Wilton
Matthew Goode
Tom Hewett
Brian Cox
Alec Hewett
Penelope Wilton
Eleanor Hewett
James Nesbitt
Detective Banner
Ewen Bremner
Inspector Dowd

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Woody Allen
Writers: Woody Allen
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America, Luxembourg

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 5.7× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America, Luxembourg.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Woody Allen, shot by Remi Adefarasin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Alisa Lepselter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Scarlett Johansson and Emily Mortimer carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There are no little secrets.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0416320 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Woody Allen directs. Remi Adefarasin behind the camera. Alisa Lepselter cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America, Luxembourg. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 5.7× over at the box office.
2Released 21 years ago.
3International production across 3 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America, Luxembourg.
4Directed by Woody Allen, shot by Remi Adefarasin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Alisa Lepselter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Scarlett Johansson and Emily Mortimer carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "There are no little secrets.".
8IMDB entry: tt0416320 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "adultery", "infidelity", "london, england", "love triangle".

The technical file

Cinematography: Remi Adefarasin
Editing: Alisa Lepselter
Production design: Jim Clay
Costume design: Jill Taylor
Makeup / hair: Sallie Jaye
VFX supervisor: Martin Hobbs
Sound: Lee Dichter
Runtime: 124 min · 2h 4m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,000,000
Box office: $85,638,656
Return: 571% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Match Point (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes: 77% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 72/100
IMDB rating: 7.6/10 · 237,455 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 32 nominations total

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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tmdb476334912018-04-07
★ 3/10
Match Point, or, Crime & Misdemeanors, Except I Changed Like 4 Things, And the Mistress is Really Hot This Time
CinemaSerf2025-02-04
★ 7/10
Declining tennis pro "Wilton" (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is looking for a job at a swanky London club teaching the well-healed folks like "Tom" (Matthew Goode) and his sister "Chloe" (Emily Mortimer) to whom, after a rather brief courtship, he ultimately gets married. He gets used to her standard of living but isn't really that enamoured of the woman herself. That scenario only worsens when he meets budding actress "Nola" (Scarlett Johansson) - who was dating "Tom" and they start to have an affair. With his wife determined to start a family and a mistress who is becoming increasingly obsessive, poor old "Wilton" must resort to some desperate measures! What possessed Wood Allen to cast JRM here? He's so wooden he makes Victor Mature look animated. Sure, he's got the eye-candy look but as an actor he's terrible. Luckily, that's more than compensated for by strong efforts from Johansson and from Mortimer who both manage their roles with considerably greater aplomb. The former illustrates her journey from independently minded woman to a frenetically preoccupied one quite convincingly as the story develops, and Mortimer likewise conveys something of the visceral and turbulent nature of aspiring motherhood. It takes a look at the lives of the offspring of the wealthy in a slightly less procedural fashion, too. The benign parents - Brian Cox and Penelope Wilton - are not your stereotypically doting parents, they expect him to work for his new found riches and she, especially, tends to speak as she finds. The denouement is my kind of conclusion, even if it is a little on the far-fetched side, and there's a degree of concluding satisfaction to be had here that I quite enjoyed. I'm still not sure why she didn't marry "Tom" though!
JPV8522025-09-14
★ 8/10
This is one I've seen a handful of times before and while I liked it, I wasn't as love with it when I first saw. Still a solid suspense-drama with fine acting (but not great), it is of course being a Woody Allen film, very talky. The suspense does ratchet up in the final 15-minutes and the theme of luck is well done. There is one gaping plot hole in regards to Nola's pregnancy which any autopsy would catch coupled with Chris's initial denial of the affair when talking with the police, I can kind of explain it away with lazy police work I guess. 4.25/5 On a side note, while yes Scarlet Johansson is gorgeous, I actually find Emily Mortimer wildly attractive as well...