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. On a number of levels it is a re-working of Allen's earlier film Crimes and Misdemeanors.

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.

The story is a fable about the role that luck plays in determining everyone's destiny. As protagonist Chris Wilton notes in an opening voice-over: The man who said "I'd rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck. It's scary to think so much is out of one's control. There are moments in a match when the ball hits the top of the net and for a split second it can either go forward or fall back. With a little luck it goes forward and you win. Or maybe it doesn't and you lose. This is accompanied by a shot of a tennis ball repeatedly crossing the net on a tennis court until it finally hits the top of the net and bounces vertically upwards. The image of the ball in the air is kept in a freeze frame shot and the side of the court that the ball will land in remains unclear.

This film is also heavily influenced by Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment and Chris is seen reading the books during the early portions of the movie.

Chris, a recently retired tennis player, requests work like instructor in a London select club, there he knows and friendship begins with Tom Hewett who is member of an English wealthy family, Chris is a youth with luck, Chloe sister of Tom falls in love with Chris who takes advantage of this. On the other hand, Nola, an American sensual actress of little mount, girlfriend of Tom, knows Chris in a family party and the Irishman immediately is attracted by the beauty of the actress. Different to Nola's fate, Chris is well accepted in the Hewett's family and has the fortune of sympathizing with Mr. Alec Hewett who uses their influence to place young Chris in an executive position. Chris marries this way Chloe, Tom breaks up suddenly with Nola and he marries a youth of his class. Then Chris looks for Nola laboriously, and he revives the passion that feels for the American, this way Chris is amid an enormous pressure, coming from the work, of his relationship with Nola and of his wife's necessity of having a son. Finally, Nola leaves pregnant and she begins to press Chris so that he abandones Chloe, the retired tennis player has to make a difficult decision that will take him to extreme situations and a fatal destination for the young actress. Again the random, the good luck, allows Chris to stay free of this difficult situation, again the ball hits in the net and it falls in the rival's land. (Chris, un recien retirado jugador de tenis, solicita trabajo como instructor en un selecto club londinense, ahí conoce y entabla amistad con Tom Hewett quién es miembro de una acaudalada familia inglesa, Chris es un joven con suerte, Chloe hermana de Tom se enamora de Chris quién toma ventaja de esto. Por otro lado, Nola, una sensual actríz americana de poca monta, novia de Tom, conoce a Chris en una fiesta familiar y el irlandés inmediatamente se siente atraído por la belleza de la actríz. A diferencia de Nola que no es bien aceptada en la familia Hewett, Chris tiene la fortuna de simpatizar con los padres de Chloe, sobretodo con Mr. Alec Hewett quién usa sus influencia para colocar al joven Chris en un puesto ejecutivo. Así Chris se casa con Chloe, Tom rompe repentinamente con Nola y se casa con una joven de su clase. Entonces Chris busca afanosamente a Nola, y reaviva la pasión que siente por la americana, de este modo Chris queda en medio de una enorme presión, proveniente del trabajo, de su relación con Nola y de la necesidad de su esposa de tener un hijo. Al final Nola queda embarazada y empieza a presionar a Chris para que deje a Chloe, el exjugador de tenis tiene que tomar una difícil decisión, que le llevará a situaciones extremas y a un destino fatal para la joven actríz. Otra vez el azar, la buena suerte, le permite a Chris salir librado de esta difícil situación, otra vez la pelota golpea en la red y cae en terreno del rival.) Written by ruvarjoel from San Luis Potosí, MEX.

Chris Wilton is a former tennis pro, looking to find work as an instructor. He meets Tom Hewett, a well-off pretty boy. Tom's sister Chloe falls in love with Chris but Chris has his eyes on Tom's fiancée, the luscious Nola. Both Chris and Nola know it's wrong but what could be more right than love? Chris tries to juggle both women but at some point, he must choose between them... Written by Anonymous

Tennis pro Chris Wilton takes a job as a tennis instructor and hits it off immediately with one of his students, wealthy young Tom Hewitt. Tom introduces Chris to his family and Chris falls quickly into a romance with Tom's sister Chloe. But despite the growing certainty that Chris and Chloe will marry, and the enormous professional and financial advantages that come Chris's way through his relationship with the delighted Hewitt family, Chris becomes increasingly intrigued and eventually romantically involved with Tom's fiancée, Nola Rice, a struggling American actress. Their passionate trysts leave Chris in danger of losing the wealth and position he has now come to enjoy. The only solution to the dilemma seems unthinkable... Written by Jim Beaver

The Irish former professional player Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) from the lower class gets a job as tennis instructor in an upper class club in London. Chris becomes close to his student Tom Hewett (Matthew Goode), who introduces him to his British upper class family, and Tom's sister Chloe immediately falls in love with him. The ambitious Chris keeps the relationship with Chloe, feeling lust for Tom's fiancée, the American aspirant actress Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson), and they have a brief affair. Chris gets married to Chloe and climbs to a high position in a company of the Hewett's family, while Tom breaks his engagement with Nola. When Chris meets Nola by chance, he becomes obsessed for her and she becomes his mistress. When Nola gets pregnant and presses him, he balances the financial advantages of his marriage but he has to take a decision in his life and choose the woman he wants for his companion. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil