Tennis Movies
by Gabrielfox | created - 2 weeks ago | updated - 1 week ago | PublicWhich of these select tennis-themed movies is your favorite one?
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1. Hard, Fast and Beautiful! (1951)
Passed | 78 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Tennis prodigy Florence Farley is torn between romance and her mother's ambitions.
Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Claire Trevor, Sally Forrest, Carleton G. Young, Robert Clarke
Votes: 670
2. The Christian Licorice Store (1971)
R | 90 min | Drama, Comedy
A tennis champion falls in with the Hollywood crowd. He soon finds himself being corrupted by the life in the fast lane.
Director: James Frawley | Stars: Beau Bridges, Maud Adams, Gilbert Roland, Allan Arbus
Votes: 136
3. Little Mo (1978 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 150 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Biography of tennis star Maureen Connolly, the first woman to win all Grand Slam titles in one year.
Director: Daniel Haller | Stars: Michael Learned, Anne Baxter, Glynnis O'Connor, Claude Akins
Votes: 226
4. Players (1979)
PG | 120 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A rising tennis star falls for an older woman engaged with a wealthy man she doesn't love. Will he become the next John McEnroe? Will she choose love over financial security?
Director: Anthony Harvey | Stars: Ali MacGraw, Dean Paul Martin, Maximilian Schell, Pancho González
Votes: 323
5. Second Serve (1986 TV Movie)
94 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Fact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it was revealed that she was a transgender woman. Flashback to 1964 and meet Richard Radley... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Martin Balsam, William Russ, Alice Krige
Votes: 359
6. Nobody's Perfect (1989)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
Steve is a college freshman who plays tennis for the school. But he falls desperately in love with Shelly, also a tennis player. It's all downhill from there. Steve can't eat, he can't ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Kaylor | Stars: Chad Lowe, Gail O'Grady, Patrick Breen, Kim Flowers
Votes: 699
7. The Break (1995)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Sport
A depressed and destitute Nick Irons, a tennis pro banned from the tour for slugging a player during a TV match, agrees to coach a bookie's "head case" son, Joel, who wants to turn pro. The... See full summary »
Director: Lee H. Katzin | Stars: Vincent Van Patten, Rae Dawn Chong, Martin Sheen, Valerie Perrine
Votes: 347
8. When Billie Beat Bobby (2001 TV Movie)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
The historic 1973 tennis match between middle-aged champion Bobby Riggs (Ron Silver) and young feminist Billie Jean King (Holly Hunter).
Director: Jane Anderson | Stars: Holly Hunter, Ron Silver, Matt Letscher, Bob Gunton
Votes: 644
9. Wimbledon (2004)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women's circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon.
Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Jon Favreau, Sam Neill
Votes: 66,624 | Gross: $17.00M
10. Match Point (2005)
R | 124 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for an actress who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode
Votes: 228,088 | Gross: $23.09M
11. Tennis no oujisama (2006)
111 min | Action
Twelve year old tennis prodigy, Ryoma Echizen attends the distinguished school of Seishun Academy Middle School with his eyes set on being on the regulars team of the tennis club, which the school is famous for.
Director: Yûichi Abe | Stars: Kanata Hongô, Yu Shirota, Hiroki Aiba, Hiroki Suzuki
Votes: 392
12. Jelenin svet (2008)
80 min | Documentary, Sport
Exclusive journey through and into the world of professional tennis, with number 1 woman- player of the world Jelena Jankovic. An intimate story of the fighter.
Director: Tanja Brzakovic | Star: Jelena Jankovic
Votes: 25
13. Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (2009)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Sport
A high school janitor has not recovered from his failed career as a tennis pro. He begins coaching his beloved sport to a group of misfits and leads them to the Nebraska State Championships.
Director: Danny Leiner | Stars: Seann William Scott, Randy Quaid, Brando Eaton, Emilee Wallace
Votes: 10,289
14. 16-Love (2012)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When the number one junior player in the country is injured, she begins to discover the teenage life she never got to live... and find the love she never thought she'd have.
Director: Adam Lipsius | Stars: Lindsey Shaw, Chandler Massey, Keith Coulouris, Lindsey Black
Votes: 1,746
15. Venus and Serena (2012)
PG-13 | 99 min | Documentary, Sport
Ever since Venus and Serena Williams started playing in tennis tournaments, they've provoked strong reactions - from awe and admiration to suspicion and resentment. They've been winning ... See full summary »
Directors: Maiken Baird, Michelle Major | Stars: Raul Arevalo, Arthur Ashe, Victoria Azarenka, Sascha Bajin
Votes: 869 | Gross: $0.05M
16. Break Point (2014)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Sport
Two estranged brothers reunite to make an improbable run at a grand slam tennis tournament.
Director: Jaime Eliezer Karas | Stars: Jeremy Sisto, David Walton, Adam Devine, Joshua Rush
Votes: 1,413
17. 7 Days in Hell (2015 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 43 min | Comedy, Sport
A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two of the greatest tennis players of all-time who battled it out in a 2001 match that lasted seven days.
Director: Jake Szymanski | Stars: Andy Samberg, Kit Harington, Fred Armisen, David Copperfield
Votes: 20,216
18. Battle of the Sexes (2017)
PG-13 | 121 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
Directors: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris | Stars: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman
Votes: 59,944 | Gross: $12.64M
19. Borg vs. McEnroe (2017)
R | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of the 1980 tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.
Director: Janus Metz | Stars: Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny
Votes: 34,390 | Gross: $14.11M
20. Love Means Zero (2017)
TV-PG | 89 min | Documentary
Nick Bollettieri coached a generation of tennis champions, but his relentless desire to win cost him the relationship he valued most.
Director: Jason Kohn | Stars: Nick Bollettieri, Andre Agassi, Carling Bassett, John F. Bassett
Votes: 490
21. 30-LOVE (2017)
103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When his wife dies during childbirth, a man takes up her favorite sport, tennis, in an effort to hold onto her memory. He focuses on winning tournaments and neglects his newborn daughter. A family tug-of-war begins for control of his baby.
Director: Robert Cannon | Stars: Robert Cannon, Brenda Vaccaro, Justin Lee, Mark Gagliardi
Votes: 125
22. John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection (2018)
95 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary set at the final of the 1984 French Open between John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl at a time when McEnroe was the world's top-ranked player.
Director: Julien Faraut | Stars: John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Mathieu Amalric, Gil de Kermadec
Votes: 829 | Gross: $0.09M
23. Strokes of Genius (2018)
98 min | Documentary, Sport
The film intertwines Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's lives with their famed 2008 Wimbledon championship - an epic match so close and so reflective of their competitive balance that, in the end, the true winner was the sport itself.
Director: Andrew Douglas | Stars: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Yves Allegro, Paul Annacone
Votes: 1,529
24. Andy Murray: Resurfacing (2019)
108 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary film that tracks the tennis star's devastating injury journey between 2017-2019. From the front lines of surgical theatres, to the intimate corners of his home, we live ... See full summary »
Director: Olivia Cappuccini | Stars: Sarah Muirhead Allwood, Shane Annun, Mark Bender, Andrew Bettles
Votes: 1,246
25. Final Set (2020)
105 min | Drama, Sport
Thomas was once renowned as a young tennis prodigy, but never had the career he hoped for. At 37, despite his declining physical fitness, he decides to compete in the qualifying rounds of the French Open for one last attempt at glory.
Director: Quentin Reynaud | Stars: Alex Lutz, Ana Girardot, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jürgen Briand
Votes: 1,399
26. First One In (2020)
97 min | Comedy, Sport
Thrown off a popular reality show in disgrace, unemployed real estate agent Madi Cooke (Kat Foster), teams with a group of misfit tennis players in a do-or-die match against Bobbi Mason (... See full summary »
Director: Gina O'Brien | Stars: Kat Foster, Georgia King, Alana O'Brien, Emy Coligado
Votes: 98
27. King Richard (2021)
PG-13 | 144 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard.
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green | Stars: Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Saniyya Sidney
Votes: 136,508
28. Citizen Ashe (2021)
94 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Explores the tennis career of Arthur Ashe and his impact on tennis and HIV activism.
Directors: Rex Miller, Sam Pollard | Stars: Johnnie Ashe, Beth Barnes, Loretta Burnette, John Carlos
Votes: 369
29. McEnroe (2022)
TV-MA | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
It follows John McEnroe as he finally tells his side of his storied career and performances on the court.
Director: Barney Douglas | Stars: Björn Borg, Peter Fleming, Chrissie Hynde, Billie Jean King
Votes: 1,135
30. Game, Set, Love (2022 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
It follows Tennis player Taylor as she coaches her friend, Will, for a mixed doubles tournament when she finds out there is more to him than just being a bad boy
Director: Jessica Harmon | Stars: Davida Williams, Richard Harmon, Roger Cross, Jennifer Khoe
Votes: 517
31. Challengers (2024)
R | 131 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, turned her husband into a champion. But to overcome a losing streak, he needs to face his ex-best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend.
Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Zendaya, Mike Faist, Josh O'Connor, Darnell Appling
Votes: 12,410
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