Battle of the Sexes is a 2017 biographical sports film directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton. The plot is based on the legendary 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. The film features a stellar cast including Emma Stone as King and Steve Carell as Riggs, with supporting roles played by Andrea Riseborough, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, Bill Pullman, Natalie Morales, Eric Christian Olsen, and Sarah Silverman.