Flintoff
A candid British sports portrait follows Freddie Flintoff from cricketing fame through devastating injury and a determined return to the game.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- reflective
- intimate
- candid
- sports viewing
- reflective weekend viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The documentary centers Freddie Flintoff's recovery from the 2022 Top Gear car crash and his return to cricket.
Flintoff is presented through his cricket career, television profile, and public recovery.
The film places Flintoff's celebrated cricket career alongside recovery and family-related testimony.
Cricket is both Flintoff's defining profession and the arena to which he seeks to return.
Films like Flintoff, and why
Senna
sports documentary portrait combining athletic achievement, public identity, and personal vulnerability
The Armstrong Lie
intimate athlete biography focused on career pressure, recovery, and resilience
Rising Phoenix
high-stakes sports documentary about perseverance, identity, and overcoming physical limits
Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager
British sports biography emphasizing legacy, candid testimony, and emotional recovery
Movie Details
- Directors
- John Dower, Sean Doyle
- Release Date
- 2025-04-25
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 8.3 / 10 (6)
Cast
- Andrew Flintoff
- David Lloyd
- Rob Key
- Rachael Flintoff
- Katie Lydon
- Jack Whitehall
- Dr. Tom Breen
- Dr. Jahrad Haq
- Michael Vaughan
- James Corden
Common questions
- What is Flintoff about?
- A candid British sports portrait follows Freddie Flintoff from cricketing fame through devastating injury and a determined return to the game.
- What is Flintoff like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Flintoff as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Flintoff violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Flintoff as mild.
- Which films are like Flintoff?
- Films with a similar feel include Senna, The Armstrong Lie, Rising Phoenix, and Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager.
- How long is Flintoff?
- Flintoff runs 98 minutes.
