Ford v Ferrari
Academy Award × 2
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American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.
What critics thought
Ford v Ferrari landed as one of the more broadly celebrated studio films of its year, winning over both racing fans and general audiences with its kinetic set pieces and the dynamic between its two leads. Critics were largely enthusiastic, though the warmest praise clustered around the racing sequences and Bale and Damon's performances rather than the corporate drama framing them — with some finding that material a more conventional sports-movie scaffold.
“Ford v Ferrari could have just been a sports story, dramatizing an interesting chapter in racing, and it would have been fine. But in showing Ford and his minions' constant interference in the dedicated work of Miles and Shelby, this James Mangold film becomes a tale of souls battling the soulless.”
Mick LaSalle·San Francisco Chronicle
“Ford v Ferrari excels at evoking the sheer thrill of the race—'a body moving through space and time', as one character says—and it's compelling enough in those moments to make the case that nothing beats the thrill of competition.”
Eric Kohn·IndieWire
“The best sports movies aren't so much about the sport as they are the personalities, and these two go big with their performances.”
Peter DeBruge·Variety
Genres
Action, Biography, Drama
Cast & Crew
DirectorJames Mangold
StarringMatt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitríona Balfe, Josh Lucas
ComposerMarco Beltrami
Ford v Ferrari
Academy Award × 2
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.
What critics thought
Ford v Ferrari landed as one of the more broadly celebrated studio films of its year, winning over both racing fans and general audiences with its kinetic set pieces and the dynamic between its two leads. Critics were largely enthusiastic, though the warmest praise clustered around the racing sequences and Bale and Damon's performances rather than the corporate drama framing them — with some finding that material a more conventional sports-movie scaffold.
“Ford v Ferrari could have just been a sports story, dramatizing an interesting chapter in racing, and it would have been fine. But in showing Ford and his minions' constant interference in the dedicated work of Miles and Shelby, this James Mangold film becomes a tale of souls battling the soulless.”
Mick LaSalle·San Francisco Chronicle
“Ford v Ferrari excels at evoking the sheer thrill of the race—'a body moving through space and time', as one character says—and it's compelling enough in those moments to make the case that nothing beats the thrill of competition.”
Eric Kohn·IndieWire
“The best sports movies aren't so much about the sport as they are the personalities, and these two go big with their performances.”
Peter DeBruge·Variety
Genres
Action, Biography, Drama
Cast & Crew
DirectorJames Mangold
StarringMatt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitríona Balfe, Josh Lucas
ComposerMarco Beltrami
Rent/Purchase