Movies like borg mcenroe

Borg vs McEnroe (Swedish: Borg, Finnish: Borg/McEnroe), also known as Borg McEnroe, is a 2017 biographical sports drama film focusing on the famous rivalry between tennis players Björn Borg and John McEnroe at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships, culminating in their encounter in the men's singles final. The film, a production between Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, is directed by Janus Metz Pedersen, from a screenplay written by Ronnie Sandahl, and stars Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny, and Robert Emms. The film opened the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

In May 2016, a film about tennis rivals Björn Borg and John McEnroe was in development. Janus Metz Pedersen was chosen to direct the film, from a screenplay written by Swedish writer Ronnie Sandahl. He is mostly known for directing the 2010 documentary film Armadillo and one episode of the HBO drama True Detective. The film was produced by Jon Nohrstedt, who produced the Swedish animated film Bamse and the Thief City, and Fredrik Wikström Nicastro, who is most known for producing the 2010 film Easy Money. The film is distributed by Nordisk Film in Scandinavia and internationally by SF Studios.