20252h 3mDir. Benny Safdie

The Smashing Machine

Name: The Smashing Machine
Genre: Drama, History, Action
Released: 2025-10-01
Duration: 2 h 3 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten, Oleksandr Usyk

“The unforgettable true story of a UFC legend.”

DramaHistoryAction

4.0 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 4.0 ★vs2nd Half: 4.0 ★

CineFriendz Split-Rating Metric (Pacing & Climax breakdown)

In the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. However, he must also battle his opioid dependence and a volatile relationship with his girlfriend Dawn.

Starring:Dwayne Johnson,Emily Blunt,Ryan Bader,Bas Rutten,Oleksandr Usyk

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Dwayne Johnson

Mark Kerr

Emily Blunt

Dawn Staples

Ryan Bader

Mark Coleman

Bas Rutten

Oleksandr Usyk

Igor Vovchanchyn

Lyndsey Gavin

Elizabeth Coleman

Zoe Kosovic

McKenzie Coleman

Satoshi Ishii

Enson Inoue

James Moontasri

Akira Shoji

Yoko Hamamura

Kazuyuki Fujita

Paul Cheng

Masaaki Satake

Andre Tricoteux

Paul Varelans

Key Production Crew

Director

Benny Safdie

Screenplay & Writers

Benny Safdie

Cinematography

Maceo Bishop

Original Score

Nala Sinephro

Producers

Dany Garcia, Dwayne Johnson, David Koplan

Film Details

Budget$50,000,000

Box Office Revenue$21,133,481

Original Languageen

Production Studios

A24Seven Bucks ProductionsOut for the CountMagnetic Fields Entertainment

Keywords & Themes

#sports#drug addiction#biography#based on true story#mixed martial arts (mma)#price of fame#1990s#sports drama#depressed#self awareness

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

4.0

This was my 6th time to catch a movie premiere… There are performances that shout, and there are performances that breathe. Dwayne Johnson, a man whose sinew and persona have too often been shackled by spectacle, has ...

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