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Borg vs McEnroe

2017 · 108 min

A tense, melancholic character study that builds like a pressure cooker, drawing you into the psychological toll of elite competition.

Directed by: Janus Metz
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård

Tagline: Some stars shine forever
Overview: The Swedish Björn Borg and the American John McEnroe, the best tennis players in the world, maintain a legendary duel during the 1980 Wimbledon tournament.

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Directed by: Janus Metz
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
isolation
ambition
race
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: Janus Metz
Written by: Ronnie Sandahl
Starring: Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny, Leo Borg, Marcus Mossberg, Jackson Gann, Scott Arthur
Music: Carl-Johan Sevedag, Jonas Struck
Cinematography: Niels Thastum
Runtime: 108 min
Country: Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish

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