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The Smashing Machine

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Release Date: 01 October 2025
Country: US, Canada, Japan
Genre: Drama, History
Production Companies: A24, Seven Bucks Productions, Out for the Count, Magnetic Fields Entertainment
Watched by: 544 of 990 644
Runtime: 2 hours 3 minutes
IMDB Rating: 6.4 of 10 63 261

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Overview

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.

Cast

87
Dwayne Johnson — Mark Kerr
Dwayne Johnson
Mark Kerr
Emily Blunt — Dawn Staples
Emily Blunt
Dawn Staples
Oleksandr Usyk — Igor Vovchanchyn
Oleksandr Usyk
Igor Vovchanchyn
LG
Lyndsey Gavin
Elizabeth Coleman
Ryan Bader — Mark Coleman
Ryan Bader
Mark Coleman
ZK
Zoe Kosovic
McKenzie Coleman
Bas Rutten — Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten
James Moontasri — Akira Shoji
James Moontasri
Akira Shoji
Yoko Hamamura — Kazuyuki Fujita
Yoko Hamamura
Kazuyuki Fujita
Paul Cheng — Masaaki Satake
Paul Cheng
Masaaki Satake
Andre Tricoteux — Paul Varelans
Andre Tricoteux
Paul Varelans
Satoshi Ishii — Enson Inoue
Satoshi Ishii
Enson Inoue
R"A
Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu
Fábio Gurgel [1]
OD
Olga Dzyurak
Igor's Translator
RV
Ryan Ventura
Pride FC's Ring Announcer
Mark Kerr
Mark Kerr
KR
Kenny Rice
Vale Tudo Announcer
JV
Jerin Valel
Sergio Batarelli
RF
Raja Flores
Dr. Cortez
Randi Lynne — Receptionist
Randi Lynne
Receptionist
YN
Yasuhiro Nakatsuka
Pride Journalist #1 (1999)
TS
Tak Sasaki
Pride Referee (1999)
Joshua Mazerolle — HGE Sparring Partner
Joshua Mazerolle
HGE Sparring Partner
Jason William Day — HGE Sparring Partner
Jason William Day
HGE Sparring Partner
Paul Wu — Pride Referee (2000)
Paul Wu
Pride Referee (2000)
AA
Annette Alvarado
Grocery Store Cashier
Marcus Aurelio — Mestre Hulk
Marcus Aurelio
Mestre Hulk
EK
Egidiyus Klimas
Igor's Manager
James McSweeney — Varelans' Cornerman
James McSweeney
Varelans' Cornerman
JC
Jonathan Corbblah
UFC 1997 Interviewer
IR
Ilan Rosenberg
Coleman's Cornerman
Nick Toren — UFC 1977 Photojournalist
Nick Toren
UFC 1977 Photojournalist
Jill Basey — Peggy
Jill Basey
Peggy
Bethany Brown — Nurse
Bethany Brown
Nurse
SS
Soichi Sato
Window Seat Passenger
TN
Takaaki Nagata
Taxi Driver
JH
Jugo Hashimoto
Vespa Driver
HT
Haruo Tokashiki
Pride 1999 Official
HT
Hiroko Taki
Small Shopkeeper
HK
Hironori Kamoshita
Pride 1999 Journalist #2
Yasuko Mitsuura — Pride Director
Yasuko Mitsuura
Pride Director
SO
Shinpei Otsuki
Pride Translator
OD
Olga Dzyurak
Igor's Translator
Takeshi Kurokawa — Flight Attendant
Takeshi Kurokawa
Flight Attendant
TK
Tomoka Kobayashi
Pride 1999 Employee
CF
Chris Franco
Igor's Cornerman
Takao Osawa — Nobuyuki Sakakibara
Takao Osawa
Nobuyuki Sakakibara
MT
Midori Takiya
Mr. Sakakibara's Translator
NS
Naoshi Sasaki
Pride 1999 Pharmacist
RS
Rina Shimomura
Pride 1999 Journalist #3
RJ
Royal Johnston
Gravitron Operator
Whitney Moore — Jaqueline
Whitney Moore
Jaqueline
AL
Adrianne Lovato
Waiter
TN
Tomoya Naka
Pride 2000 Photographer
Yuki Kedoin — Pride 2000 Photographer
Yuki Kedoin
Pride 2000 Photographer
Stephen Quadros — Stephen Quadros
Stephen Quadros
Stephen Quadros
Tomoyasu Hotei — Tomoyasu Hotei
Tomoyasu Hotei
Tomoyasu Hotei
Nala Sinephro — Star Spangled Banner Performer
Nala Sinephro
Star Spangled Banner Performer
RV
Ryan Ventura
Pride 2000 Announcer
Paul Wu — Pride 2000 Referee
Paul Wu
Pride 2000 Referee
GC
Gary Copeland
Kerr/Inoue Referee
JF
Jamie Fair
Phoenix Barber
JG
Jordan Greer
Ohio State Wrestling Partner
BC
Byron Capers
Phoenix Police Officer
EY
Ei Yoshikawa
Pride 2000 Journalist
RdAF
Roberto de Abreu Filho
Fabio Gurgel
LG
Lance Gibson
UFC Contender
Yushin Okami — Alexander Otsuka
Yushin Okami
Alexander Otsuka
MV
Marcus Vinicios
Ebenezer Fontes Braga
AS
Adam Santos
Ricardo Morais
CA
Christopher Ackerman
Demolition Derby Announcer
Shawn C. Orr — Demolition Derby Driver
Shawn C. Orr
Demolition Derby Driver
BRB
Brett Randy Bourgeois
Demolition Derby Driver
SM
Scott Meloshinsky
Demolition Derby Driver
Hugo Steele — Firefighter
Hugo Steele
Firefighter
BW
Brennan Walstrom
Firefighter
RA
Roberto Abreu
(uncredited)
JB
Jason Broadwell
Grocery Store Patron (uncredited)
Ismail Elfallahi — Derby Fan (uncredited)
Ismail Elfallahi
Derby Fan (uncredited)
Charles Chi Soo Kim — Tokyo Dome Wrestling Fan (uncredited)
Charles Chi Soo Kim
Tokyo Dome Wrestling Fan (uncredited)
Paul Lazenby — Hans Nijman (uncredited)
Paul Lazenby
Hans Nijman (uncredited)
Jasper Salon — Cutman (uncredited)
Jasper Salon
Cutman (uncredited)
NS
Nina Sugii
Japanese Hotel Guest/Fan (uncredited)
NT
Naoki Tasaki
Journalist (uncredited)
Jason Tremblay — Arizona Police Officer (uncredited)
Jason Tremblay
Arizona Police Officer (uncredited)
TT
Taylor Trujillo
Burger Joint Patron (uncredited)
LY
Lawrence Yang
MMA Trainer of Masaaki Satake/Cameraman (uncredited)
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Trailers

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Q&A | TIFF 2025
The Smashing Machine 2000 Arcade - Official Promo

News

"The Smashing Machine" blew away a 15-minute ovation in Venice and launched Oscar talk for Dwayne Johnson
"The Smashing Machine" blew away a 15-minute ovation in Venice and launched Oscar talk for Dwayne Johnson
02 September 2025
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Netflix also released a trailer for the movie and confirmed that it will premiere in November.
Skyscore
05 Oct 2025, 17:09
What's missing is the trademark "goofiness" that oozed from the brothers' early films (I don't know, maybe it wasn't Benny who was responsible for it in the duet) - such a traditional biopic. But it's still cool: in the tradition of "Raging Bull", "Fighter" and "Wrestler", quite on the level. but a woman, unlike the above, is a foreign object, a stranger from the "Alien". In such a paradigm, where wrestlers, like from the Slovak "ba...

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Asyashik
Asyashik
PRO
13 Feb 2025, 14:17 #
MiraB
MiraB
29 Apr 2025, 01:08 #
Skyscore
Skyscore
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05 Oct 2025, 16:55 #
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al_topchiy
al_topchiy
PRO
08 Oct 2025, 21:12 #
Who would have thought that skala had acting skills... YES, his acting was amazing, his best work so far
OnlyLime
OnlyLime
09 Oct 2025, 20:59 #
It will be very interesting to see! And also see Usyk. 🤛
dannymeehan
dannymeehan
PRO
12 Oct 2025, 16:42 #
@OnlyLime: The mustache is there, like shit on bread
Tikhonov91
Tikhonov91
PRO
27 Oct 2025, 14:53 #
Surprisingly, yes, it's probably the first time in his entire film career that Scala has changed his type and is really completely different.

I don't really care about the UFC or Mike Kerr himself, but as a sports drama, the film is not bad. and again, mostly thanks to the game Rocks. he, and even in a duet with Blunt, pulled out the whole movie.

otherwise, the plot is weak and indistinct. the story is conveyed in fragments and does not have proper elaboration. It's definitely not good for a biopic. perhaps this is what the film is criticized for, but already as it is.

You can watch it that way, at least based on the acting, the movie is really good.
Yuven
Yuven
04 Nov 2025, 23:58 #
Let Usyk be happy that he was at least paid for this shit.
Hidji
Hidji
07 Nov 2025, 01:23 #
Yeah, the Rock is doubly in its element here. Not just a game for the audience, but also a home ring. Even if it's not wrestling, but nevertheless). So he opened up completely, the role is definitely his. And here's the movie itself... Everything is not as rosy as critics and journalists wrote about a month ago in film reviews, according to the audience of the preview. There is significantly less of this ring than we would like. And there are a lot of shots with ropes in front of the screen, cmk. And the whole household is not only in very large quantities, but also not very well written in the script. It's even sloppy, I'd say. And it would be possible to put up with this, if not for the first point, the combination with which sometimes causes boredom during viewing for an hour and a half, which cannot be compensated for by the last 30 minutes.
Sensation2102
Sensation2102
09 Nov 2025, 12:44 #
Skala played great, and Usyk played well in the ring, the movie was boring and I expected a lot.
GreenHedgehog
GreenHedgehog
PRO
13 Nov 2025, 15:06 #
It's actually a biopic. And I didn't know that. In short, there are no "last efforts" and "music training" for you. Therefore, while I was sitting here and waiting, I did not understand: what is this about? But in fact, if I had known that this was a real person, my expectations would have been different, of course. But the film itself, apart from my expectations, turned out to be good. And Skala is playing well, in fact, playing someone from her role. And the story is not very simple in terms of emotions, although it is simple in essence. I liked it overall, but the expectations ruined everything.
MrDimm
MrDimm
01 Dec 2025, 22:41 #
Guys, the movie is very mediocre, they tried to make a drama, but it didn't work out. There is no tension, the fights are so-so removed.In short, don't waste your time.
NyanQt3_14
NyanQt3_14
PRO
06 Feb 15:52 #
If this is Skala's best performance, then eh..
The movie doesn't catch on at all, it doesn't care about everyone in it.. I never thought that it would be possible to film real events so uninterestingly.
Ksey91
Ksey91
08 Feb 00:09 #
Boring!!!!
vseslav
vseslav
PRO
11 Feb 15:14 #
I didn't even recognize the Rock at first
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