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Venus and Serena

Play trailer Poster for Venus and Serena PG-13,  2013,  1h 40m,  Documentary/ Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 77% 30 Reviews Tomatometer 69% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
77% Tomatometer 30 Reviews 69% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Filmmakers Maiken Baird and Michelle Major follow sisters and tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams on and off the courts as both battle health problems and media controversy.
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Venus and Serena may not take fans as deeply into the story of its subjects as they'd like, but it remains an overall engaging look at a pair of global sports stars.

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Kimber Myers The Playlist Aug 13, 2013
B
They've made the sport more interesting, both as black athletes and as women...we left Venus and Serena inspired us to get out in the sun and get moving. And call our siblings. Go to Full Review
Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard Jun 28, 2013
3/5
They're perfect American drama queens. All that's missing is a last act. Go to Full Review
Andrew Pulver Guardian Jun 27, 2013
3/5
The sisters themselves reveal a little, mostly because of Serena's unguarded imperiousness; but as a study of sports supercelebrity it's a tad subdued. Go to Full Review
David Bax Battleship Pretension Feb 26, 2021
Occasionally exasperating in how close it comes to being a true portrait of its subjects' inner lives. Yet, confounded at every turn by the practiced deflections of these media-savvy personalities, it never gets below the surface... Go to Full Review
Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Jan 1, 2014
B
This documentary shows that the Williams sisters have always been judged by a different standard than everyone else, except in terms of wins and losses. It is the Williams family against the world, and they like it that way. Go to Full Review
Steve O'Brien Total Film Jul 2, 2013
4/5
It doesn't quite get inside their heads, but it's brimming with vigour - rather like the girls themselves. Go to Full Review
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Maiken Baird

Director

Michelle Major

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Serena Williams

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Venus Williams

Actor

Anna Wintour

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Martina Hingis

Actor

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Synopsis Filmmakers Maiken Baird and Michelle Major follow sisters and tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams on and off the courts as both battle health problems and media controversy.
Director
Maiken Baird, Michelle Major
Producer
Maiken Baird, Michelle Major
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Magnolia Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Some Strong Language)
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 10, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$51.0K
Runtime
1h 40m
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