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Release Date
• USA: Sep 17, 2004
• UK: 24 Sep 2004
DVD Release Date
• R1: Dec 28, 2004
Budget USD 31,000,000
BoxOffice: $16.8M
Official Website:
Wimbledon Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for language, sexuality and partial nudity.
Running Time
1 hour, 38 minutes
Country UK, France
Production Companies
Inside Track Films (as Inside Track Productions LLP), Studio Canal, Working Title Films
Studio Dimension Films, Inside Track, Richard Loncraine Film, StudioCanal, Universal Pictures, Working Title Films
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Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy, Sports, Marriage
Tagline: She's the golden girl. He's the longshot. It's a match made in...
Plot: Britain’s Peter Colt (PAUL BETTANY) 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. At one time having faced some of the best players in the world, Peter Colt is now about to face voluntary retirement, a job at a club and a bevy of aging women awaiting tennis instruction in between facials and afternoon drinks.American Lizzie Bradbury (KIRSTEN DUNST), the rising star/bad girl of the international tennis set, is the promising new hotshot playing at her first Wimbledon. Focused, driven and pushed to a level of superlative playing by her equally driven, overprotective coach and father, Dennis (SAM NEILL), Lizzie lets nothing get in her way of the win—not a bad call, not an unexpected return and certainly not a short-lived romance with fellow rising American champ Jake Hammond (AUSTIN NICHOLS). Lizzie’s career trajectory is set to be the best female tennis player in the world, a Grand Slam champ. No other dream will do…and the Wimbledon trophy
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''Wimbledon's'' most refreshing idea is to present a sports hero who doesn't see himself primarily as an invincible fighting machine.--Stephen Holden (The New York Times)
Will pre-match sexual hijinks give you the edge you need to win at tennis? Or will they distract you from mobilizing the killer instinct essential to victory? That's the earth-shattering question at the heart of ''Wimbledon,'' a likable, formulaic sportsmovie that follows the miraculous comeback of an insecure 31-year-old British tennis pro, Peter Colt (Paul Bettany) whose career resurrects on the wings of love.--Stephen Holden (The New York Times)
Yes, Wimbledon is a crowd-pleaser, but it doesn't energize audiences by pandering to the least common denominator. The film has heart and spirit, and it does a lot of things well. There are plenty of other choices out there if you're looking for something surprising. Wimbledon has the feel of a comfortable bathrobe - you can sink into it and relax.  --James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst prove they're real pros in this film about a mediocre tennis player who finds his confidence ... and his love match.--Charles Taylor (Salon)
"Wimbledon" is a generally painless float down a lazy river. Lazy in the sense that there's nothing particularly fresh about this underdog-sports-drama-cum-romantic-comedy set during one of professional tennis's most prestigious tournaments. Painless in the sense that its stars (Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst) are cute and that the dialogue (courtesy of Adam Brooks) is pleasantly snappy.--Michael O'Sullivan (Washington Post)
‘Wimbledon’ is a solid little romantic comedy that should serve an ace in pleasing its target audience.  --Joe Rickey (Movie-Gurus.com)
You aren't likely to see a film with more warmth and good humor any time soon or one that does more to give feel-good filmmaking a good name. --Rick Kisonak (MovieWeb)
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| Written by |
Adam Brooks
French Kiss, SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground, Heads | |
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| Cast |
Kirsten Dunst
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2 |
 | Paul Bettany
A Beautiful Mind, The Da Vinci Code, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
 | Bernard Hill
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Titanic |
 | Sam Neill
Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III, The Hunt for Red October |
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 | | Robert Lindsay
Fierce Creatures, Hornblower: Mutiny, Hornblower: The Even Chance | |
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Ed Shearmur
Charlie's Angels, Cruel Intentions, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow |
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| The likeable Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst play its two leads with terrific onscreen chemistry, crafting a funny and involving motion picture together, which actually had me engaged in convention for its entire running length. --Danny Baldwin (BucketReviews.com)
"Wimbledon" combines the clichés of romantic comedies with the clichés of sports movies and comes up with a pleasant, funny, utterly predictable film that won't hurt you to watch but won't hurt you to miss, either. B---Eric D. Snider (EricDSnider.com)
Enjoyable romcom that succeeds thanks to strong performances from Bettany and Dunst.  --Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
Wimbledon is the best British-tennis-romantic comedy ever made. Then again, since there aren’t any others, it’s also the worst. But we’ll focus on the positive. ... In the end, Wimbledon doesn’t serve many aces, but there aren’t too many double faults, either. B---Jeff Wilser (TheCinemaSource)
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