When Billie Beat Bobby
- PG
- 2001
- 1 hr 30 min
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5.9 (569)
Released in 2001, "When Billie Beat Bobby" is a film based off of real-life events. It centers around the 1973 tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King, a middle-aged defending champion and a young feminist, respectively. Although the outcome is no secret, this film delves into the backgrounds of each contestant and the details of the match and days leading up to it. This match was known as "The Battle of the Sexes" and took place in California; the two enormous personalities drew nationwide attention and has endured for many years until the making of this film.
