The Smashing Machine is a 2025 American biographical sports drama film, written and directed by Benny Safdie. It stars Dwayne Johnson as former amateur wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr, alongside Emily Blunt as Kerr's girlfriend, with Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten and Oleksandr Usyk in supporting roles.
The Smashing Machine: Directed by Benny Safdie. With Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Kenny Rice. The story of mixed-martial arts and UFC champion, Mark Kerr.
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Benny Safdie’s“The Smashing Machine” is an anti-biopic. It is very clearly an attempt by a filmmaker to make a sports movie that doesn’t lean into the expected clichés of sports movies. Whereas most films about sports icons reach for immersion, Safdie takes an observational approach. Notice ...
Dwayne Johnson trades blockbuster bravado for raw emotion in 'The Smashing Machine,' a gritty A24 drama about MMA legend Mark Kerr.
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The Smashing Machine cast Dwayne Johnson plays Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine, while co-starring alongside Johnson in the movie as Kerr’s partner, Dawn Staples, is Emily Blunt. This will be the second movie that Johnson and Blunt have starred in together, with their previous collaboration being in 2021’s Jungle Cruise.
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The Smashing Machine is an upcoming biographical sports drama and news has quickly arrived regarding the cast, story, and more. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is returning to his wrestling roots in The Smashing Machine, which also stars Emily Blunt, making it a Jungle Cruise reunion.