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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   58,719 votes
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Director:
Woody Allen
Writer (WGA):
Woody Allen (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 January 2006 (USA) more
Tagline:
Passion Temptation Obsession more
Plot:
At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for a femme-fatal type who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 10 nominations more
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a terrific film more (671 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jonathan Rhys Meyers ... Chris Wilton (as Jonathan Rhys Meyers)
Alexander Armstrong ... Mr. Townsend
Paul Kaye ... Estate Agent

Matthew Goode ... Tom Hewett

Brian Cox ... Alec Hewett
Penelope Wilton ... Eleanor Hewett

Emily Mortimer ... Chloe Hewett Wilton
Janis Kelly ... 'La Traviata' Performer
Alan Oke ... 'La Traviata' Performer
Mark Gatiss ... Ping-Pong Player

Scarlett Johansson ... Nola Rice
Philip Mansfield ... Waiter
Simon Kunz ... Rod Carver
Geoffrey Streatfield ... Alan Sinclair (as Geoffrey Streatfeild)
Mary Hegarty ... 'Rigoletto' Performer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Woody Allen Summer Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some sexuality.
Runtime:
124 min | Turkey:115 min (TV version) | Finland:126 min (theatrical version)
Country:
UK | USA | Ireland | Russia
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital (Mono)
Company:
BBC Films more

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Trivia:
Kate Winslet was originally cast in this film as Nola Rice, but backed out in order to spend more time with her family. Since this was filmed in England Woody Allen had to have a certain percentage of an English cast and crew, apparently he made his quota before casting Winslet, after she dropped out Woody cast American actress Scarlett Johansson. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Chris lies to Nola about his overseas holiday she finally calls him on his mobile phone to ask him when he'll be home from Sardinia, when of course he never left the UK. Sardinia has a different dialing tone to the UK, so a frequent international traveler like Nola should instantly know that Chris was in the UK when his cell started ringing. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: The man who said "I'd rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck. It's scary to think so much is out of one's control. There are moments in a match when the ball hits the top of the net, and for a split second, it can either go forward or fall back. With a little luck, it goes forward, and you win. Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose.
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Movie Connections:
References My Architect (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Desdemona more

FAQ

Any one know the Name/Brand of the wrist watch "Chris" wears through the later half!?
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234 out of 327 people found the following comment useful.
a terrific film, 3 January 2006
9/10
Author: trevormerrill from Los Angeles, CA

Match Point is a cool, classically elegant and concise film that addresses all of the big questions--love, morality, death, fate, chance--without ever seeming heavy or self-conscious. I've never seen a Woody Allen film to match it. As a matter of fact, I can't remember another film of late that I thought was quite this good. From the opening shot, the film draws you in and doesn't let up, moving from shot to shot with a fine sense of rhythm and a narrative drive that builds the viewer's curiosity through a series of unexpected switchbacks. Rhys-Meyers is superb as an ex- professional tennis player from a poor Irish background who has turned social climber. Too proud to accept a favor from his upper class friends without immediately offering to pay it back, he affects an interest in opera and Strindberg. The viewer at once sympathizes with him and winces as he strains to seem refined and self-assured. Allen has put together a superb cast of young actors who bring his near flawless script to life so convincingly that one almost immediately suspends disbelief and becomes absorbed in the story. The shots of London are luxuriant and spacious, never self-indulgent. Few films, novels, or plays manage to form such rich dramatic material out of characters' inner obstacles. A classic piece of drama that reaches toward the likes of Shakespeare and Dostoevksy, every facet--from structure to dialog to editing to sound--is brought off with panache. This is not only Allen at his best but an example of what the cinematic medium is capable of when properly exploited.

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