501 Not Out

Exploring Brian Lara’s remarkable ascent in 1994, the film celebrates his development in Trinidad and features interviews with iconic names from the world of cricket. Lara himself features in the film through an exclusive contribution plus extensive archival interviews. In May 2019 during the latter stages of production Lara kindly granted the director very special access to film at his 50th birthday celebrations and in his own private museum at his residence in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Featuring never-before-seen archive footage and stills plus a 90’s ‘Britpop’, Calypso and reggae-inspired soundtrack, the film also examines the wider impact of Lara’s arrival and success at Warwickshire, coming so soon after his test world record innings of 375. “501 Not Out” brings an amazing story to life on the big screen for the very first time. UK cinema audiences have compared the film to the Academy award-winning ‘Senna’ (Universal) while other similar recent titles in the sports documentary genre include ‘Shane’ (Dogwoof), ‘Rocky & Wrighty: From Brockley To The Big Time’ (BT Sport Films) and ‘The Last Dance’ (Netflix).

Genre: Documentary

Running time: 1 hour 34 minutes
Certificate: U

Date: 2025