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Borg vs McEnroe
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69/100
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Lowest is Criticker on 48, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 84.
See the most agreed on films →The film builds up to the legendary 1980 Wimbledon final between the icy, disciplined Swedish champion Björn Borg and the brash, volatile American bad boy John McEnroe. It explores the immense pressure on Borg to win his fifth consecutive title and the personal demons that drive McEnroe's on-court fury. The story delves into the contrasting personalities and the immense psychological toll of professional tennis, framing their rivalry as a clash of opposites that defined an era.
Details
- Director
- Janus Metz
- Writer
- Ronnie Sandahl
- Studio
- Yellow Film & TV, SVT, Film i Väst, SF Studios
- Released
- 8 September 2017
- Country
- Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic
- Language
- Swedish
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $7.5M
- Box office
- $16.7M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 8 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 12 →4 wins from 12 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| Guldbagge Awards 2018 | Best Visual Effects | Torbjörn Olsson and Alex Hansson | Winner |
| Guldbagge Awards 2018 | Best Film | Jon Nohrstedt and Fredrik Wikström Nicastro (Producers) | Nominee |
| Guldbagge Awards 2018 | Best Director | Janus Metz Pedersen | Nominee |
| Guldbagge Awards 2018 | Best Actor | Sverrir Gudnason | Nominee |
| Guldbagge Awards 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Shia LaBeouf | Nominee |
| Guldbagge Awards 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Stellan Skarsgård | Winner |
| Guldbagge Awards 2018 | Best Editing | Per Sandholt and Per K Kirkegaard | Nominee |
| Guldbagge Awards 2018 | Best Costume Design | Kicki Ilander | Nominee |
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12 awards — Borg vs McEnroe
×| Best Supporting Actor | Stellan Skarsgård | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Torbjörn Olsson and Alex Hansson | Winner |
| Best Actor | Sverrir Gudnason | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Lina Nordqvist | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Kicki Ilander | Nominee |
| Best Director | Janus Metz Pedersen | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Per Sandholt and Per K Kirkegaard | Nominee |
| Best Film | Jon Nohrstedt and Fredrik Wikström Nicastro (Producers) | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Jonas Struck, Jon Ekstrand and Vladislav Delay | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Shia LaBeouf | Nominee |
| Best Directorial Debut | Janus Metz Pedersen | Winner |
| Public Prize | Borg McEnroe | Winner |