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The Smashing Machine

The Smashing Machine

The story of legendary mixed martial arts and UFC fighter Mark Kerr.

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Cast & Crew

Benny SafdieDirector & Screenplay
Dwayne JohnsonMark Kerr
Emily BluntDawn Staples
Lyndsey GavinElizabeth Coleman
Ryan BaderMark Coleman
Zoe KosovicMcKenzie Coleman
Bas RuttenBas Rutten
Oleksandr UsykIgor Vovchanchyn
Paul LazenbyHans Nijman
James MoontasriAkira Shoji
Yoko HamamuraKazuyuki Fujita
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Details

Status	Released
Release	October 2, 2025
Origins	United States of America
Genres	Action Biography Drama History Sport
Tags	Boxing Docudrama
Links	Google Knowledge Graph IMDb Letterboxd Metacritic Official site Plex Rotten Tomatoes TMDB Wikidata Wikipedia YouTube
Reviews	‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: A Calm Dwayne Johnson Anchors Raw Martial Arts Drama Steve Pond • thewrap.com Dwayne Johnson Captures the Spirit of a Fighter in 'The Smashing Machine' Stephanie Zacharek • time.com Venice Film Festival 2025: The Smashing Machine, Kim Novak’s Vertigo, The Testament of Ann Lee, Father Mother Sister Brother Roger Ebert • rogerebert.com The Smashing Machine Is Too Soft for Its Own Good Bilge Ebiri • vulture.com ‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Dwayne Johnson Will Bring You To Tears In Benny Safdie’s Solo Directorial Debut [Venice] Rafa Sales Ross • theplaylist.net The Smashing Machine review: The Rock is cooking BFI • bfi.org.uk The Smashing Machine – first-look review Little White Lies • lwlies.com ‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Dwayne Johnson Delivers the Blows as a Tormented Fighter in Benny Safdie’s Gritty and Downbeat MMA Flick Jordan Mintzer • hollywoodreporter.com Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson guns for an Oscar in sleepy MMA movie New York Post • nypost.com ‘The Smashing Machine’ review: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt clash in Benny Safdie’s UFC drama Screen • screendaily.com

Remakes

Title		Year	Avg.
	The Smashing Machine	2025	78.9%
	The Smashing Machine	2002	78.4%

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