What is F1 about?
Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team—and mentor a young hotshot driver—while chasing one more chance at glory.
A racing legend returns to the relentless, high-octane world of Formula 1 for one last gritty shot at glory.
Epic and earnest. A date-night pick at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Apple TV+.
F1 parents guide
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past a PG-13: mild language and some violence.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is a new release our reader may not know well, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Cast and crew
Directed byJoseph Kosinski
StarringBrad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Kim Bodnia
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