two-hander
noun
1
: something that is done with both hands
Her tennis backhands are always two-handers.
2
: a play that is written to be performed by two actors
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In what is essentially a two-hander for the most part, Teller and Taylor-Joy are well matched and make this love story credible against all odds, both also proving to be action stars of the first rank.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
Sony Pictures has Eddie Murphy poised to star in Blue Falcon, a two-hander action comedy.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Rosenkrantz is played in the two-hander by Rebecca Hall with warmth and humor and a physical ease that makes Linda much more centered and self-contained than Whishaw’s chain-smoking, often fidgeting Peter.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
The film, set in 1974 New York City, is an intimate two-hander starring just Whishaw and Rebecca Hall as gay photographer Peter Hujar and writer Linda Rosenkrantz, respectively.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
Sony Pictures has Eddie Murphy poised to star in Blue Falcon, a two-hander action comedy.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Rosenkrantz is played in the two-hander by Rebecca Hall with warmth and humor and a physical ease that makes Linda much more centered and self-contained than Whishaw’s chain-smoking, often fidgeting Peter.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
The film, set in 1974 New York City, is an intimate two-hander starring just Whishaw and Rebecca Hall as gay photographer Peter Hujar and writer Linda Rosenkrantz, respectively.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Two-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-hander. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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