Wimbledon

"She's the golden girl. He's the longshot. It's a match made in..."

2004 1h 38m EN

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6.2

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6.4

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★6.2TMDB · 1,110🍅61%Rotten Tomatoes●59Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 68,532

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Synopsis

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Britain’s Peter Colt has never quite lived up to his dreams of tennis stardom. Once ranked as high as number 11 in the world, the journeyman veteran has watched his number slip to 119 as his confidence on the court slowly ebbs away. Now, on the eve of his leaving the world of professional tennis, he’s granted a wild card, allowing him to play his final Wimbledon tournament…make that his final tournament ever.

“She's the golden girl. He's the longshot. It's a match made in...”

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Cast

Kirsten Dunst
Lizzie Bradbury
Paul Bettany
Peter Colt
Sam Neill
Dennis Bradbury
Jon Favreau
Ron Roth
Bernard Hill
Edward Colt
Eleanor Bron
Augusta Colt
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Dieter Prohl
Austin Nichols
Jake Hammond

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Loncraine
Writers: Adam Brooks, Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United Kingdom, France

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, France.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Loncraine, shot by Darius Khondji. 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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Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany and Sam Neill carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "She's the golden girl. He's the longshot. It's a match made in...".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Loncraine directs. Darius Khondji behind the camera. Edward Shearmur scores. Humphrey Dixon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, France. Dialogue in English, Italian.

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1Released 22 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, France.
4Directed by Richard Loncraine, shot by Darius Khondji. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Humphrey Dixon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany and Sam Neill carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She's the golden girl. He's the longshot. It's a match made in...".
9IMDB entry: tt0360201 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "new love", "sports", "tennis", "tennis player".

The technical file

Cinematography: Darius Khondji
Original score: Edward Shearmur
Editing: Humphrey Dixon
Production design: Brian Morris
Costume design: Louise Stjernsward
Makeup / hair: Liz Tagg
VFX supervisor: Richard Stammers
Sound: Tim Cavagin
Stunt coordinator: Ray De-Haan
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $31,000,000
Box office: $41,512,007
Return: 134% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Wimbledon (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes: 61% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 59/100
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 · 68,532 votes
MPAA: PG-13

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CinemaSerf2024-08-04
★ 6/10
Plucky Brit "Colt" (Paul Bettany) has probably left his best tennis days behind him. Now ranked in the low one hundreds of the world rankings, he'd struggle to beat an egg. A wildcard to Wimbledon might serve as a fitting denouement for his career before he retires to make a few quid teaching old ladies (like Celia Imrie) at their exclusive country club. Luckily, his hotel gives him the wrong room key and he finds himself in a luxurious suite whilst it's official occupant "Lizzie" (Kirsten Dunst) is taking a shower. She's the real deal on the court and she takes a bit of a shine to the no-hoper - much to the chagrin of her manager/father (Sam Neill). As their relationship blossoms a bit, it has quite an effect on his game. His expected dismissal in round one doesn't happen, nor round two... She, on the other hand, crashes out a bit earlier than planned but can the two manage to salvage what's important from the lessons being learned? Could it actually be a love match? It's an amiable enough little romcom, this, with actually quite a tenterhook ending but the comedy is a bit thin on the ground and aside from the two at the top who do look like they are enjoying themselves, the remaining cast don't deliver so well - especially the dreadfully wooden Neill, the overly hammy Robert Lindsay and a curiously sterile badinage in the commentary box between John McEnroe and Chris Evert. Some of the tennis action is quite well structured, though, and the film looks fine. You'll just probably never remember it later.

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