Brad Pitt’s F1 Racing Epic Sets Streaming Date — Here’s When You Can Watch
Start your engines: Apple TV is waving the green flag on the streaming debut of Warner Bros. Pictures’ F1 drama led by Academy Award winner Brad Pitt, fresh off a $628 million global box-office run—his highest-grossing film to date.
Brad Pitt just took his biggest box office victory lap ever, and now you can finally watch it at home. His Formula 1 drama is speed-shifting from theaters to streaming right on schedule.
When and where to watch
F1: The Movie starts streaming December 12, exclusively on Apple TV. This comes a week after the 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD hit shelves. Theatrical run was handled by Warner Bros. Pictures; Apple is taking the streaming checkered flag.
The scorecard so far
The film cleared over $628 million worldwide in theaters, which makes it the highest-grossing movie of Brad Pitt's career. Critically, it is sitting at 82% with the Certified Fresh badge on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 355 reviews.
Who made this thing
- Director: Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick)
- Writer: Ehren Kruger
- Cast: Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes; Damson Idris as Joshua Pearce; Kerry Condon as Kate; Javier Bardem as Ruben; Tobias Menzies as Banning; Kim Bodnia as Kaspar; Shea Whigham as Chip; Sarah Niles as Bernadette
- Cameos: Real F1 drivers pop up, including producer Lewis Hamilton (yes, that Lewis Hamilton) and Carlos Sainz Jr.
- Producers: Joseph Kosinski, Brad Pitt, Jerry Bruckheimer, Lewis Hamilton, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Chad Omen
- Executive Producer: Daniel Lupi
What it is (and why it works)
It is a glossy, old-school sports drama built like a comeback story: a once-great driver gets one last run, a rookie teammate with something to prove, and a team on the brink that needs saving. The twist is how grounded it feels, thanks to the real-track presence and cameos from actual F1 pros. Also, the title is not subtle, but the execution is slick.
'Dubbed "the greatest that never was," Sonny Hayes was Formula 1's most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, he's a nomadic racer-for-hire when he's approached by his former teammate, Ruben Cervantes, owner of a struggling Formula 1 team that is on the verge of collapse. Ruben convinces Sonny to come back to Formula 1 for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world. He'll drive alongside Joshua Pearce, the team's hotshot rookie, intent on setting his own pace. But as the engines roar, Sonny's past catches up with him and he finds that in Formula 1, your teammate is your fiercest competition — and the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.'
Short version: if you missed it on the big screen, December 12 is your green light. Not bad for a movie literally called F1: The Movie.