Ford v Ferrari
Movie, 2019, The 2010s, Set in Le Mans, 1966
Ford v Ferrari is #30 of 35 in release order and #30 of 35 in chronological order in the Sports Movies.
The story
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.
Ford v Ferrari recap
Ford v Ferrari (2019) follows car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles as Ford hires them to beat Ferrari at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. James Mangold directs the motor racing drama, released as Le Mans '66 in some countries. After Enzo Ferrari rejects a buyout and insults him, Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) orders his company to beat Ferrari on the track, and Lee Iacocca (Jon Bernthal) hires Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon), a former Le Mans winner. Shelby brings in Ken Miles (Christian Bale), a brilliant, short-tempered British driver and mechanic with a wife, Mollie Miles (Caitríona Balfe), and a son who idolises him. Ford executive Leo Beebe (Josh Lucas) keeps Miles out of the 1965 race, and every Ford fails. Shelby takes Henry Ford for a terrifying ride in the GT40 and wins a deal: if Miles wins at Daytona, he races at Le Mans. Ford v Ferrari follows I, Tonya and precedes King Richard in release order.
Ford v Ferrari ending explained
Ford v Ferrari ends with Shelby visiting Miles's widow and son months after Miles dies testing a new car. At Le Mans, Miles survives a faulty door and failing brakes and breaks lap records. With Fords in the top three, Beebe asks for a staged finish side by side, and Miles slows on the last lap to comply. Bruce McLaren is ruled the winner on a technicality, having started further back. Shelby gives Miles's son Peter the wrench Miles once threw at him. Closing text says Ford won Le Mans the next three years.
Post-credits scenes
No. Ford v Ferrari has no mid- or post-credits scene.
Where to watch Ford v Ferrari
Ford v Ferrari is streaming on fuboTV, YouTube TV, and FXNow in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%
Where it fits
- Release order: after I, Tonya, before King Richard.
- Chronological order: after I, Tonya, before King Richard.
Cast
- Matt Damon as Carroll Shelby
- Christian Bale as Ken Miles
- Jon Bernthal as Lee Iacocca
- Caitríona Balfe as Mollie Miles
- Josh Lucas as Leo Beebe
- Noah Jupe as Peter Miles
- Tracy Letts as Henry Ford II
- Remo Girone as Enzo Ferrari
- Ray McKinnon as Phil Remington
- JJ Feild as Roy Lunn
- Jack McMullen as Charlie Agapiou
- Corrado Invernizzi as Franco Gozzi
Directed by James Mangold.