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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Bugonia, which premieres at the Venice Film Festival and will release in theaters in October, is basically a two-hander, albeit with three central characters.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
In its middle section, the movie could almost be an Off Broadway two-hander about today’s ideological wars (if that sort of thing still existed).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
And whereas David and Rachel weave in and out of each other’s lives for much of the novel, Hull wanted to make the series more of a two-hander.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
One of our favorite movies of Sundance 2025 was a quiet and introspective two-hander from director Ira Sachs that plays more like a documentary than a biopic and even clocks in at a brisk 75 minutes.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
In its middle section, the movie could almost be an Off Broadway two-hander about today’s ideological wars (if that sort of thing still existed).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
And whereas David and Rachel weave in and out of each other’s lives for much of the novel, Hull wanted to make the series more of a two-hander.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
One of our favorite movies of Sundance 2025 was a quiet and introspective two-hander from director Ira Sachs that plays more like a documentary than a biopic and even clocks in at a brisk 75 minutes.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for two-hander
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“Two-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-hander. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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