Brad Pitt made a triumphant return to the massive display screen earlier this yr with the sports activities drama F1, with the Hollywood icon proving that he can nonetheless maintain pole place on the field workplace. Following a vastly profitable run in theaters, it has now reportedly been revealed when audiences will have the ability to climb again into the motive force’s seat and stream the film at dwelling.
Directed by High Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger, F1 stars Brad Pitt as a former Formulation One racing driver who returns to the game to assist an underdog group of drivers. Co-starring Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, and Javier Bardem alongside Pitt, the film was met with each crucial acclaim and field workplace success, scoring the largest worldwide whole in Brad Pitt’s profession.
F1 will be part of the cavalcade of flicks touchdown on Digital not lengthy after their theatrical launch, with the sports activities drama hitting VOD and digital platforms later this month on August 22, in line with When to Stream. Whereas this has not but been formally confirmed by both Apple TV+ or Warner Bros. Footage, it does line up with the continued sample of surprisingly speedy dwelling releases. You’ll be able to take a look at the official synopsis for F1 beneath…
Dubbed “the best that by no means was,” Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was FORMULA 1’s most promising phenom of the Nineteen Nineties till an accident on the observe practically ended his profession. Thirty years later, he is a nomadic racer-for-hire when he is approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), proprietor of a struggling FORMULA 1 group that’s on the breaking point. Ruben convinces Sonny to come back again to FORMULA 1 for one final shot at saving the group and being the very best on the earth. He’ll drive alongside Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), the group’s hotshot rookie intent on setting his personal tempo. However because the engines roar, Sonny’s previous catches up with him and he finds that in FORMULA 1, your teammate is your fiercest competition–and the highway to redemption just isn’t one thing you’ll be able to journey alone.
‘F1’ Boasts a Rating of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes
Not solely does F1 now maintain the title of Brad Pitt’s highest-grossing film, in addition to being the eighth highest-grossing film of 2025, additionally it is one of many iconic actor’s highest-rated. The adrenaline-fueled sports activities outing was well-received by each critics and audiences alike, with the previous “scoring” F1 82% on Rotten Tomatoes and praising Pitt’s “laidback magnetism” and “kinetic path” of Joseph Kosinski.
Audiences have been much more enamored, with F1 touchdown a near-perfect 97% on the Popcornmeter. The consensus reads, “Fueled by Brad Pitt’s easy charisma, F1 The Film, is a velociously loud and exceedingly thrilling movement image that deserves to be skilled on the largest display screen potential.” Whereas MovieWeb’s personal Julian Roman took subject with F1’s “formulaic” method, he too heaped praised on Pitt’s lead efficiency.
“F1 succeeds in its major objective of bringing the thrills of elite motorsport racing to the silver display screen, as Brad Pitt kicks asphalt in a pedal-to-the-metal summer season blockbuster that’ll get your adrenaline pumping. Director Joseph Kosinski is aware of tips on how to shoot epic motion and stays on the pinnacle of his sport; theaters will actually rumble because the world’s quickest Formulation One automobiles thunder round unique international circuits with beautiful cinematography and sharp enhancing. Sadly, nevertheless, F1 can also be totally predictable, with one-note characters. If solely the gifted and lovely ensemble had a greater screenplay, one that did not broadcast their each intention.”
F1
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June 27, 2025
- Runtime
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156 Minutes
- Director
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Joseph Kosinski