A Streaming Guide to <em>F1: The Movie</em>
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Brad Pitt returned to the big screen in F1: The Movie, a high-energy racing drama that brought Formula 1 to theaters last summer, and has continued to build awards momentum as the 2026 Oscars approach. With the ceremony set for March 15, the film landed four nominations, earning recognition for Best Picture, Film Editing, Sound, and Visual Effects.
Directed by Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton, the film debuted in theaters on June 27. Set in the world of elite motorsports, F1 follows veteran driver Sonny Hayes (Pitt) as he comes out of retirement to join the fictional APXGP team at the behest of its owner (played by Javier Bardem), his longtime friend. But it’s no easy transition, as he clashes with the team’s hot new rookie, Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris). Kerry Condon and Kim Bodnia round out the cast. In a unique move for a Hollywood film, Pitt and Idris performed their own driving on real circuits, filmed during actual Grand Prix weekends.
To achieve a realistic effect, Kosinski and his team used miniature IMAX-certified cameras mounted directly onto the race cars. Pitt described filming as “one of the most extraordinary” experiences of his career, adding in an F1 interview, “It’s really fun, it’s exciting, it’s adventurous, and you feel it. I do. I hope others do too.”
Kosinski set out to make, as he told GQ, “the most authentic, realistic, and grounded racing movie ever made.” Here’s how to watch it.
F1 began streaming globally on Apple TV on December 12. The announcement follows the film’s record-breaking theatrical run, which made it the highest-grossing sports movie of all time.
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