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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Is this a two-hander, Simon and Trevor?
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
The trailer offers wider audiences their first glimpse of the intense two-hander.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Ultimately though, this is a two-hander on a journey to the center of the heart.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Written by Ed Solomon, who collaborated with Soderbergh on the twisty neo-noir No Sudden Move as well as the TV series Mosaic and Full Circle, the film is a talky chamber piece that’s virtually a two-hander and could just as easily have been a play.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
The trailer offers wider audiences their first glimpse of the intense two-hander.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Ultimately though, this is a two-hander on a journey to the center of the heart.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Written by Ed Solomon, who collaborated with Soderbergh on the twisty neo-noir No Sudden Move as well as the TV series Mosaic and Full Circle, the film is a talky chamber piece that’s virtually a two-hander and could just as easily have been a play.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Two-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-hander. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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