Ford v Ferrari

Ford v Ferrari is currently streaming in Australia on Disney Plus, and in the US on fuboTV and Peacock Premium, and it earns its set pieces rather than just delivering them. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. 9,091 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. No filler scenes, no spinning wheels between the action. Start it on Disney Plus whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Ford v Ferrari is worth clearing space for. The set pieces are impressive, but it is the story underneath them that gives Ford v Ferrari its staying power. 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. Matt Damon and Christian Bale lead a cast that gives the action real stakes. It hit screens in 2019. The action sequences are expensive-looking without drawing attention to their own budget — they serve the story rather than interrupting it. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Ford v Ferrari is the kind of thing you put on to unwind and find yourself sitting forward twenty minutes in. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Matt Damon brings a physicality to the role that elevates every set piece. Action that earns its sequences rather than just delivering them.