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‘Challengers’ Is Almost the First Great Polyamory Movie

The sultry tennis tale pursues the zigs and zags of the zeitgeist, but lacks the killer instinct to score an ace.

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Zendaya attends the premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' 'Challengers' at Westwood Village Theater on April 16, 2024, at Los Angeles. Monica Schipper/Getty Images
A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

The box office success of “Challengers” — it led the weekend, raking in $15 million — suggests that the sexy and subversive, not to mention a good backhand, can drag people to the movie theaters, away from streaming in their salons.

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A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

Mr. Hoffman is an associate editor of the Sun, where he covers politics and culture. He holds a PhD from Harvard and a law degree from Stanford.

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