The Smashing Machine (2025)

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The Smashing Machine
Duration
2h 03m
Release Year
2025
Genre
Action, Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Starring
Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader

The unforgettable true story of a UFC legend.

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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Additional Info

Release Date: October 3, 2025

Rating: R

Original Language: English, Japanese

Country: United States, Japan, Canada

Original Title: The Smashing Machine

Original Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1 (opening fight scene) · 1.43 : 1 (epilogue) · 1.85 : 1

Camera: Arriflex 416 with Zeiss Super Speed S16 and Vario-Sonnar S16 Lenses · IMAX MSM 9802 with Schneider-Kreuznach, IMAX Panavision, and Canon Telephoto Lenses (one scene) · Ikegami HL-59

Cinematographic Process: Digital Intermediate (4K) (master format) · IMAX (source format) (one scene) · Super 16 (source format) · Dolby Digital

Example of the Original Sound Mix: N/A

HDR Tier

Limited HDR Range

Real Age Rating

15+

Parental Guidance Available?

Featured Review

Highlights: ‘The Smashing Machine isn’t a sports movie that wants to jerk a Pavolvian response of triumph out of us. It’s after something subtler and more moving. By the end of the film, Mark, who had grown so used to winning, has won in the most transformative way.’ – Variety

 

Critics

Rotten Tomatoes (Tomatometer®)

70% of Positive Reviews

 

Metacritic

65

Audience

Rotten Tomatoes (Users)

74% rated this 3.5 stars or higher

 

IMDb

6.4

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