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Ford v Ferrari

Ford v Ferrari

Drama · History · Action · 2019

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.

Movie details

Ford v Ferrari

“They took the American dream for a ride.”

2019 Drama · History · Action 2h 33m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

8.1 / 10

553.8K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

92 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

81 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

8.0 / 10

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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.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

James Mangold

Written by

John-Henry Butterworth · Jez Butterworth · Jason Keller

Matt Damon

Matt Damon

Carroll Shelby

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Ken Miles

Jon Bernthal

Jon Bernthal

Lee Iacocca

Caitríona Balfe

Caitríona Balfe

Mollie Miles

Josh Lucas

Josh Lucas

Leo Beebe

Noah Jupe

Noah Jupe

Peter Miles

Tracy Letts

Tracy Letts

Henry Ford II

Court is in session

Put Ford v Ferrari on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.