Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/29/2005(USA
Release Date: 04/25/2006
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 124 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Dreamworks Video

A clandestine love affair sends one man's charmed life into a tailspin in this dark, disturbing drama written and directed by Woody Allen, his first film set and shot in Great Britain and one his few films sans any humor. Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) is an Irish tennis player with an impoverished background. Just accomplished enough to make his way onto the professional circuit, but not skilled enough to be a consistent winner, he now works as an instructor at a London tennis club. The wealthy Tom Hewett (Matthew Goode), who is as impressed by Chris's charm and good looks as he is by his game, takes a tennis lesson from the young man. Chris's intelligence and wit also make a strong impression on Tom's pretty sister, Chloe (Emily Mortimer), who soon falls for him. It isn't long before Chris and Chloe are engaged to be married, a match that pleases both Tom and his father, Alec (Brian Cox), a successful businessman who believes Chris has a bright future in his firm. However, Chris also feels an overwhelming attraction to Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson), a sexy blonde from the United States who is dating Tom. Though Nola initially puts up some resistance, Chris gently nudges her in the direction of an affair. Passion soon ignites between the two, and they have a one-time sexual encounter, even as Chris and Chloe plan their wedding. Nola resists, however, when Chris makes additional attempts to wheedle her into bed. Nola drops out of Chris's life shortly before his wedding, but a chance meeting a few months later resurrects the relationship as Chris and Chloe try to start a family. Match Point received its world premiere in an enthusiastically received presentation at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Scarlett Johansson - Nola Rice
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers - Chris Wilton
Emily Mortimer - Chloe Hewett Wilton
Matthew Goode - Tom Hewett
Brian Cox - Alec Hewett
Penelope Wilton - Eleanor Hewett
Ewen Bremner - Inspector Dowd
James Nesbitt - Detective Banner
Rupert Penry-Jones - Henry
Margaret Tyzack - Mrs. Eastby

Production:
Woody Allen - Director
Letty Aronson Gareth Wiley Lucy Darwin Matthew Bristowe Begona Lopez Sarah Best - Producer
Helen Robin Nicky Kentish Barnes - Co Producer
Alisa Lepselter - Editor
Woody Allen - Screen Writer
Sarah Forbes - Set Designer
Diane Dancklefsen - Art Director
Jan Spoczynski - Art Director
Oliver Goodier - Assistant Art Director
Charlotte Sewell - Assistant Costumer Designer
Katherine Fisher - Assistant Editor
Aurelia Thomas - Assistant Location Manager
Finlay Pile - Assistant Location Manager
Joseph Jayawardena - Assistant Location Manager
Lee Robertson - Assistant Location Manager
Molly Tudhope - Assistant Location Manager
Carrie-Ann Banner - Assistant Production Coordinator
Akil Jelani Wilson - Assistant Sound Editor
Mark Funnell - Best Boy Grip
Shaun Mills - Boom Operator
Gail Stevens - Casting
Juliet Taylor - Casting
Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto - Casting
David Wheal - Casting Assistant
Julie Schubert - Casting Assistant
William Davies - Casting Assistant
Claire Saunders - Casting Associate
Remi Adefarasin - Cinematographer
John Adefarasin - Clapper Loader
Charles H. Joffe - Co-Executive Producer
Jack Rollins - Co-Executive Producer
Jill Taylor - Costume Designer
Sylvia Menno - Dialogue Editor
Darren Thackeray - Driver
Patrick Sands - Driver
Ron Narduzzo - Driver
Simon Saunders - Driver
Steve Mitchard - Driver
Waseem Barlas - Driver
Anthony Burnes - Electrician
Ben Wilson - Electrician
Brian Sullivan - Electrician
David "Jim" Wall - Electrician
Dennis Holliday - Electrician
Rob Rabson - Electrician
Stephen Tenenbaum - Executive Producer
Chris Newman - First Assistant Director
Morgan Neville - First Assistant Editor
David Cozens - Focus Puller
Nancy Cabrera - Foley Artist
Ian Franklin - Gaffer
Jimmy Wilson - Gaffer
Ray Bateman - Generator Operator
John Arnold - Grip
Paul Mooney - Hair Styles
Sallie Jaye - Hair Styles
Lucy Foulds - Location Manager
Michael Harm - Location Manager
Sue Quinn - Location Manager
Carmel Jackson - Makeup
Sallie Jaye - Makeup
Sarah Allentuch - Personal Assistant
Scott Kordish - Post Production Coordinator
Louise O'Malley - Production Accountant
Michelle Martin - Production Assistant
Francesca Dowd - Production Coordinator
Jim Clay - Production Designer
Jimmy De Brabant - Production Executive
Michael Dounaev - Production Executive
Michael Wood - Production Executive
Peter Glossop - Production Sound Mixer
Eddie Baker - Properties
Phillip McDonald - Properties Master
Lee Dichter - Re-Recording Mixer
Maximillian Roeg - Runner
Kim Armitage - Script Supervisor
Richard Goodwin - Second Unit Assistant Director
Caroline Smith - Set Decorator
Carrie Johnson - Set Medic/First Aid
David Wahnon - Sound Editor
Coll Anderson - Sound Effects Editor
Dave Williamson - Standby Carpenter
Steve Conway - Standby Properties
Clive Coote - Still Photographer
Robert Hein - Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Glaisyer - Third Assistant Director
Dickie Etchells - Title Design
Tori Parry - Unit Production Manager
Andrew Morley - Visual Effects
Mark Curtis - Visual Effects
Martin Cook - Visual Effects
Partic Roos - Visual Effects
Richard Comline - Visual Effects
Rudi Holzapfel - Visual Effects
Martin Hobbs - Visual Effects Supervisor
Roger Reid - Post Production Supervisor

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    Edward James Olmos / R / 1996
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    Emily Watson / R / 2005
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    Mark Rylance / NR / 2001

2005 Online Film Critics Association

2005 Chicago Film Critics Association

2005 Iowa Film Critics Association

2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie

2005 Cannes Film Festival

2005 Golden Globe

2005 National Board of Review