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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Rebecca Hall stars opposite as the book’s writer, New Yorker Linda Rosenkrantz, in what IndieWire hears is a moving two-hander.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
Briarcliff/Rich Spirit’s two-hander The Apprentice had been largely ignored until Monday, when Sebastian Stan was nominated for best drama actor and Jeremy Strong was nominated for best supporting actor.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
Watch on Deadline Once Jackman was in, the writers went to work, with the idea of an opposites, two-hander road-trip story that harkens to the likes of Midnight Run or Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
So then how did the Ariana Grande–Cynthia Erivo musical two-hander fell Gladiator II in the arena while delivering the biggest-ever opening — both domestically and internationally — for a movie based on a Broadway show?
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
Briarcliff/Rich Spirit’s two-hander The Apprentice had been largely ignored until Monday, when Sebastian Stan was nominated for best drama actor and Jeremy Strong was nominated for best supporting actor.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
Watch on Deadline Once Jackman was in, the writers went to work, with the idea of an opposites, two-hander road-trip story that harkens to the likes of Midnight Run or Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
So then how did the Ariana Grande–Cynthia Erivo musical two-hander fell Gladiator II in the arena while delivering the biggest-ever opening — both domestically and internationally — for a movie based on a Broadway show?
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Two-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-hander. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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