Adam Driver is racing to screens with a new movie in 2023, Ferrari, a biopic about the legendary car and racing maverick Enzo Ferrari. Pairing with Driver as the director of Ferrari is Michael Mann, who is directing his first movie since 2015 (though he did recently direct the pilot episode of Tokyo Vice).
Ferrari continues the trend of Hollywood biopics, which is just as busy in 2023 as any other year, with the likes of Oppenheimer, Napoleon and Bob Marley: One Love.
To find out everything you need to know about Ferrari, including release date, cast and more, read on.
How to watch Ferrari
Ferrari is now playing exclusively in movie theaters worldwide. For more info, here's how to watch Ferrari right now.
Ferrari plot
An official plot synopsis has not been released by Neon for the movie, though the story is expected to be set in 1957. The Ferrari company is dealing with the looming threat of bankruptcy, while Enzo Ferrari struggles with marriage and the aftermath of the death of his son. This all goes on as he makes a big gamble on winning the Mille Miglia, a 1,000-mile race across Italy.
Michael Mann and Troy Kennedy-Martin are the credited screenwriters for Ferrari, adapting it from the book Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine by Brock Yates.
Ferrari cast
Driver stars as Enzo Ferrari in the movie, his second 2023 movie after the sci-fi/dinosaur mash-up 65. The two-time Oscar-nominated actor (BlackKklansman, Marriage Story) is also known for his roles in Star Wars, House of Gucci, The Last Duel and Girls.
Penelope Cruz co-stars in the movie as Laura Ferrari, Enzo's wife. Cruz is an Oscar winner (Volver), who is working with Driver and Mann for the first time in this movie. Some of Cruz's most recent roles have included The 355, Parallel Mothers, Pain and Glory and Murder on the Orient Express.
Also starring in Ferrari are Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) as Lina Lardi, Jack O’Connell (Rogue Heroes) as Peter Collins, Sarah Gadon (Letterkenny) as Linda Christian and Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy) as Piero Taruffi.
Ferrari trailer
Ferrari is racing toward its December release, and now the trailer for the Michael Mann/Adam Driver racing movie is here. Give it a watch, along with the previously released teaser trailer, directly below:
Ferrari reviews
What to Watch has weight in with our Ferrari review, giving the movie four stars with high praise for Adam Driver and Penelopez Cruz's performances. Overall, the movie has earned a solid Rotten Tomatoes score of 72% "Fresh."
Here are some samplings of what critics who saw the movie are saying:
Alonso Duralde, The Film Verdict: "That rarest of films: the complex, complicated biopic. Like his subject, Mann appreciates beauty and power while never forgetting that beauty can wither and power can destroy; within that matrix of messy contradictions, he creates haunting drama."
Kevin Maher, Times (UK): "[A] handsomely made, competently performed but ultimately quite empty drama from the veteran film-maker Michael Mann."
Fionnuala Halligan, Screen International: "This is a refined, exquisite — expensive -- production, but Ferrari doesn’t step up the gears fast and furious enough for wider appeal."
Ferrari awards
Check out the awards and nominations that Ferrari has picked up to date:
Gotham Awards
- Outstanding Supporting Performance — Penelope Cruz (nominee)
National Board of Review
- Top 10 Films of the Year
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role — Penelope Cruz (nominee)
Michael Mann movies
Though it's been a while since we've had a Michael Mann movie, the director is a Hollywood stalwart. A quick look at the movies he has directed will remind you of the many great films he's had his hand in:
- Thief (1981)
- The Keep (1983)
- Manhunter (1986)
- The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
- Heat (1995)
- Insider (1999)
- Ali (2001)
- Collateral (2004)
- Miami Vice (2006)
- Public Enemies (2009)
- Blackhat (2015)
