F1: The Movie (2025) - Best Picture Rankings

🎙️🏁 On this episode of The Rank Podcast, John hits the Best Picture Rankings pit lane with a review of the 2025 sports action drama F1: The Movie — the biggest racing blockbuster of the year. Directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes, the film reinvigorates the high-stakes world of Formula One with both heart and velocity. Thirty years after a near-career-ending crash derailed his rise in the ’90s, Sonny is a nomadic racer-for-hire when his old teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), now owner of a struggling F1 team, recruits him to return to the track and save the outfit from collapse. As Sonny re-enters the sport, he’s paired with hotshot rookie Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris) — a partnership that becomes as much about mentorship, rivalry, and personal redemption as it is about winning races.Finally, John asks the big ranking question: does F1: The Movie speed past other sports dramas to earn its place among the best films of the year — or does it settle for style over substance? Tune in as he breaks down the standout sequences, character arcs, and where this high-speed thrill ride ultimately lands on the Best Picture Rankings.E-mail your fan questions, comments, and suggestions to [email protected] the show by becoming a patron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TheRankPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Visit The Rank's website for up-to-date rankings at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheRankpodcast.com