The story of the 1980 tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.The story of the 1980 tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.The story of the 1980 tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 14 nominations
Julia Marko-Nord
- Margareta Borg
- (as Julia Marko Nord)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBjörn Borg's real-life son, Leo Borg, plays young Björn.
- GoofsThe net on the Centre Court for a singles game is never the doubles net used in the movie.
- Quotes
John McEnroe: You can't be serious! You can not be serious! The ball was on the line! Chalk flew all over, man. The chalk flew up! He saw it. That's why he's walking all over it. Everyone saw it was in. You cannot possibly call that out.
- Crazy creditsAt 00:48 in starting credits, a quote appears on screen credited to Andre Agassi, "Tennis used the language of life: advantage, service, fault, break, love... every match is a life in miniature"
- ConnectionsFeatured in CTV National News: Episode dated 7 September 2017 (2017)
Featured review
"One point at a time..."
I felt a bit robbed after watching the recent lacklustre Australian Open final. My summer tennis fix craved something a bit more satisfactory. Coming across Borg vs McEnroe was good timing.
If possible, I think it's best going into this movie somewhat blind. I didn't know the outcome of the 1980 Wimbledon final depicted here. I had little knowledge about Bjorn Borg, and what I knew about McEnroe just consisted of temper tantrums. My lack of knowledge really helped make this film quite gripping.
Shia Lebeouf delivers perhaps his career best performance as McEnroe. He perfectly captured the attitude and personality of the man. The film has more of an emphasis on Borg's journey which is completely fine though, given he's portrayed by a captivating Sverrir Gudnason. Stellan Skarsgard rounded out what was an exceptional cast. The film really settles into a nice rhythm once coach Skarasgard teams up with the young Borg.
The rock n' roll McEnroe scenes provided a welcome contrast to the often serious, brooding scenes of Borg. I also had no idea McEnroe was so intelligent! This film is really an in depth character study that does more than just skim the surface of who each man was. The ending was fantastic and the friendship which developed between the two was surprisingly heartwarming.
Borg vs McEnroe has a very similar feel to that of Ron Howard's Rush - so if you're a fan of that, you will probably like this. Tennis fans should love this too! A very serviceable sports film.
If possible, I think it's best going into this movie somewhat blind. I didn't know the outcome of the 1980 Wimbledon final depicted here. I had little knowledge about Bjorn Borg, and what I knew about McEnroe just consisted of temper tantrums. My lack of knowledge really helped make this film quite gripping.
Shia Lebeouf delivers perhaps his career best performance as McEnroe. He perfectly captured the attitude and personality of the man. The film has more of an emphasis on Borg's journey which is completely fine though, given he's portrayed by a captivating Sverrir Gudnason. Stellan Skarsgard rounded out what was an exceptional cast. The film really settles into a nice rhythm once coach Skarasgard teams up with the young Borg.
The rock n' roll McEnroe scenes provided a welcome contrast to the often serious, brooding scenes of Borg. I also had no idea McEnroe was so intelligent! This film is really an in depth character study that does more than just skim the surface of who each man was. The ending was fantastic and the friendship which developed between the two was surprisingly heartwarming.
Borg vs McEnroe has a very similar feel to that of Ron Howard's Rush - so if you're a fan of that, you will probably like this. Tennis fans should love this too! A very serviceable sports film.
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- Also known as
- Borg McEnroe: La película
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- Budget
- SEK 165,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $231,346
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $52,625
- Apr 15, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $3,431,867
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Color
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- 2.35 : 1
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