Match Point is a 2005
drama film written and directed by
Woody Allen, and starring
Jonathan Rhys Meyers,
Scarlett Johansson,
Emily Mortimer,
Matthew Goode,
Brian Cox, and
Penelope Wilton. Rhys Meyers's character marries into a wealthy family, but his social position is threatened by his affair with his brother-in-law's girlfriend, played by Johansson. The film treats themes of morality, greed, and the roles of lust, money, and luck in life, leading many to compare it to Allen's earlier film
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). It was produced and filmed in London after Allen had difficulty finding financial support for the film in New York. The agreement obliged him to make it there using a cast and crew mostly from the
United Kingdom. Allen quickly re-wrote the script, which was originally set in New York, for a British setting.