Match Point is a
2005 film written and directed by
Woody Allen and starring
Jonathan Rhys Meyers,
Scarlett Johansson,
Emily Mortimer,
Matthew Goode,
Brian Cox and
Penelope Wilton. Meyers plays Chris Wilton, a tennis pro seeking a new direction for his life, who seems to find it all (friendship, a new career, love) when he meets the members of a wealthy
British family. Mortimer and Goode play siblings in the family, and Johansson plays a struggling actress who is engaged to Goode's character.
The film is the first of
Allen's films to be shot in
England, produced by
BBC Films, and his first film since
Love and Death to be entirely shot outside of the
United States.
The film enjoyed financial and critical success and some critics even considered it a
comeback for Allen after a series of flops like
Hollywood Ending and
Anything Else. Allen was nominated for an
Oscar for
best original screenplay, his first Oscar nomination since his 1997 film
Deconstructing Harry. The film was also nominated for four
Golden Globe Awards for
the film, Allen's
writing and
directing, and
Johansson's performance.