F1 The Movie: 'You don't want to miss it if you're a racing fan, but it's long at over 2 hours'
Brad Pitt is back in leading-man mode as a race-car driver who returns to Formula One after a 30-year absence in the movie F1 .
It was made with the collaboration of international governing body the FIA and involves real-life F1 drivers, including Lewis Hamilton, who was a producer on the film.
F1 also stars Javier Bardem as the Pitt character's former teammate who now heads a struggling race team.
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