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Give Me the Ball!

2026 · 101 min

An intimate, archive-rich portrait that balances triumph with personal cost, asking you to sit with the weight of a trailblazer's sacrifice.

Directed by: Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Billie Jean King, Elton John, Larry King

Overview: World champion tennis trailblazer Billie Jean King has had a game-changing impact on culture and sports. Rare archive and candid interviews with Billie Jean and those closest to her reveal how one woman put changing the world ahead of saving herself.

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Directed by: Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Billie Jean King, Elton John, Larry King

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: gender
justice
identity
ambition
trauma
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Realism	10
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff
Starring: Billie Jean King, Elton John, Larry King, Serena Williams, Chris Evert, Bobby Riggs
Music: Laura Karpman
Runtime: 101 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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