The Smashing Machine (2025)

MovieNewDrama, History, Action2h 3m
The Smashing Machine (2025) movie posterReview score: 64%

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Plot

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.

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Dwayne JohnsonDwayne JohnsonMark KerrEmily BluntEmily BluntDawn StaplesRyan BaderRyan BaderMark ColemanBas RuttenBas RuttenBas RuttenOleksandr UsykOleksandr UsykIgor VovchanchynLyndsey GavinLyndsey GavinElizabeth ColemanZoe KosovicZoe KosovicMcKenzie ColemanSatoshi IshiiSatoshi IshiiEnson Inoue

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TrailerTrailer #2TrailerTrailerTeaserIn Cinemas Everywhere October 3rdTeaserIn Cinemas Everywhere October 3TeaserIn Cinemas Everywhere October 3FeaturetteThe Rock Got a Concussion Shooting This Scene!FeaturetteThe Fight Scene That Left Emily Blunt on the Floor Drinking TequilaFeaturetteDwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Emily Blunt Reunite for Benny Safdie's New Film 'The Smashing Machine'FeaturetteInterview with Benny SafdieFeaturetteDwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt Play 2000s TriviaFeaturetteDwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt talk The Smashing MachineFeaturetteOleksandr Usyk, Mark Kerr, Ryan Bader and Bas Rutten Try Origami

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