Wimbledon

2004 98 min ★ 6.2 Comedy, Romance

Britain’s Peter Colt 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.

Cast

Kirsten Dunst

Lizzie Bradbury

Paul Bettany

Peter Colt

Sam Neill

Dennis Bradbury

Jon Favreau

Ron Roth

Bernard Hill

Edward Colt

Eleanor Bron

Augusta Colt

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Dieter Prohl

Austin Nichols

Jake Hammond

Robert Lindsay

Ian Frazier

James McAvoy

Carl Colt

Details

Director

Richard Loncraine

Tagline

"She's the golden girl. He's the longshot. It's a match made in..."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$31,000,000

Revenue

$41,512,007

Production

Working Title Films

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

August 4, 2024

★ 6/10

Plucky Brit "Colt" (Paul Bettany) has probably left his best tennis days behind him. Now ranked in the low one hundreds of the world rankings, he'd struggle to beat an egg. A wildcard to Wimbledon might serve as a fitting denouement for his career before he retires to make a few quid teaching old ladies (like Celia Imrie) at their exclusive country club. Luckily, his hotel gives him the wrong room...