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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Plot details are being kept in solitary, but the film is being described as a two-hander set in a prison.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Well, that last part is specifically because the professor here is played by Hugh Jackman, who is bringing all his Wolverine wattage to the West Village for a brief run in a straightforward two-hander by Hannah Moscovitch.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 May 2025
One of them, the feature adaptation of the video game adaptation Split Fiction, has Wicked helmer Jon M. Chu attached to direct what will be another two-hander with female leads.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 16 May 2025
The ensuing conflict between them takes an abrupt turn into a hotel-room two-hander as Anima fastens Abel to a bed and coerces him into confronting his feelings by playing his own music to him and dispensing shallow insights about how his songs’ upbeat melodies belie their cry-for-help content.
—Charles Bramesco, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Well, that last part is specifically because the professor here is played by Hugh Jackman, who is bringing all his Wolverine wattage to the West Village for a brief run in a straightforward two-hander by Hannah Moscovitch.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 May 2025
One of them, the feature adaptation of the video game adaptation Split Fiction, has Wicked helmer Jon M. Chu attached to direct what will be another two-hander with female leads.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 16 May 2025
The ensuing conflict between them takes an abrupt turn into a hotel-room two-hander as Anima fastens Abel to a bed and coerces him into confronting his feelings by playing his own music to him and dispensing shallow insights about how his songs’ upbeat melodies belie their cry-for-help content.
—Charles Bramesco, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
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“Two-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-hander. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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