Venus and Serena

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Venus and Serena

PG-13

Released May 10, 2013

1h 40m

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Biography

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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

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.

Rated: B

Aug 13, 2013

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

They're perfect American drama queens. All that's missing is a last act.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 28, 2013

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Andrew Pulver

Guardian

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.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 27, 2013

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

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...

Feb 26, 2021

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

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.

Rated: B

Jan 1, 2014

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Steve O'Brien

Total Film

It doesn't quite get inside their heads, but it's brimming with vigour - rather like the girls themselves.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 2, 2013

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While I prefer watching and following men's professional tennis over women's, the Williams sisters are a definite exception and I have always found them fascinating. This is a pleasant enough documentary that covers their meteoric rise in tennis and takes a peek at their private lives. However, I wish the filmmakers had dug a little deeper at finding out what makes these two incredible athletes tick.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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another great documentary of tge Williams' Sisters

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Richard Williams is a tosser!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

As a tennis player and fan, this movie is good.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

I enjoyed the fieriness of these ladies. Explains their utter domination of the sport.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Mostly surface documentary about the Williams sisters. Some mildly interesting behind the scenes stuff, and I love Oracene more than ever, but overall, not as in-depth or as interesting as it ought to be.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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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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