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McEnroe

"The price of perfection"

2022

1h 44m

6.0(24 votes)

Documentary

Overview

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.

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John McEnroe

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Patty Smyth

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Kevin McEnroe

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Emily McEnroe

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Ruby Smyth Meyers-McEnroe

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Anna McEnroe

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Ava McEnroe

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Mark McEnroe

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Patrick McEnroe

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Billie Jean King

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Björn Borg

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Keith Richards

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Chrissie Hynde

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Phil Knight

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Peter Flemming

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James Malhane

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Muhammad Ali

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Arthur Ashe

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Dick Clark

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Bud Collins

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Jimmy Connors

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Howard Cosell

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Novak Djokovic

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Roger Federer

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Vitas Gerulaitis

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Mark J. Goodman

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Ivan Lendl

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John Patrick McEnroe

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Kay McEnroe

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Meat Loaf

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Rafael Nadal

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Ilie Năstase

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Tatum O'Neal

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Pelé

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Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

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Carlos Santana

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Margaret Thatcher

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Tina Turner

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