Summary
Legendary "bad boy of tennis" John McEnroe finally tells his side of his storied career and famously hot-tempered performances on the court in this engrossing documentary revisiting the record-setting career of one of the all-time greats.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 80Audiences 71GoodWatch 75
Tomatometer93%
Metascore67
Audience score84%
IMDb7.0
User score6.0
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for documentaries, +8 min on the typical 96
typical 96104Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 18 countries, rent or buy in 51 more
+8Released
2022
July 15, 2022
4 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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John McEnroeSelf- PSPatty SmythSelf
- KMKevin McEnroeSelf
Emily McEnroeSelf- RSRuby Smyth Meyers-McEnroeSelf
- AMAnna McEnroeSelf
- AMAva McEnroeSelf
- MMMark McEnroeSelf
- PMPatrick McEnroeSelf
Billie Jean KingSelf
Björn BorgSelf
Keith RichardsSelf
Chrissie HyndeSelf- PKPhil KnightSelf
Peter FlemmingSelf- JMJames MalhaneSelf
Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)- AAArthur AsheSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick ClarkSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)- BCBud CollinsSelf (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jimmy ConnorsSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Howard CosellSelf (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Novak DjokovicSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roger FedererSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Barney Douglas Director, Writer
Production · 9
- Simon Lazenby Executive Producer
- Oli Harbottle Executive Producer
- Vinnie Malhotra Executive Producer
- Stephen Espinoza Executive Producer
- Gary Swain Executive Producer
- Anna Godas Producer
Editing · 1
- Steve Williams Archival Footage Coordinator, Editor
Sound · 1
- Felix White Music
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