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Dwayne Johnson Reaches For Oscar Gold With ‘The Smashing Machine’.
‘The Smashing Machine’ is Dwayne Johnson’s attempt at Oscar-level respect as an actor, with director Benny Safdie doing his best to get the Rock there. Not nearly as pleasurably anxiety-inducing as his previous films...
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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.
Theatrical
Oct 3, 2025
Digital
Nov 4, 2025
Box Office
$21.1M
Budget
$50.0M
Return
0.4x
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Nala Sinephro
Studio
A24, Seven Bucks Productions, Out for the Count, Magnetic Fields Entertainment
Cast
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Dwayne Johnson
Mark Kerr
Emily Blunt
Dawn Staples
R
Ryan Bader
Mark Coleman
B
Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten
O
Oleksandr Usyk
Igor Vovchanchyn
L
Lyndsey Gavin
Elizabeth Coleman
S
Satoshi Ishii
Enson Inoue
J
James Moontasri
Akira Shoji
Y
Yoko Hamamura
Kazuyuki Fujita
P
Paul Cheng
Masaaki Satake
A
Andre Tricoteux
Paul Varelans
M
Marcus Aurelio
Mestre Hulk
R
Randi Lynne
Receptionist
P
Paul Wu
Pride Referee (2000)
J
Joshua Mazerolle
HGE Sparring Partner
J
Jason William Day
HGE Sparring Partner
M
Mark Kerr
Self
J
James McSweeney
Varelans' Cornerman
I
Ilan Rosenberg
Coleman's Cornerman
N
Nick Toren
UFC 1977 Photojournalist
