Smashing Machine
Réalisé par Benny SafdieEn 1997, Mark Kerr, champion poids lourd de combats d'arts martiaux mixtes, connaît une première défaite lors d'un tournoi au Japon. Poursuivant sa carrière avec une confiance ébranlée, le colosse développe une dépendance aux opioïdes, qui complique son existence déjà tumultueuse auprès de sa femme Dawn, dans leur maison en Arizona.
Smashing Machine Notations et commentaires
- brian65832 avril 2026This seems to be Dwayne Johnson's attempt to emulate what Zac Efron did in The Iron Claw. Unfortunately, unlike The Iron Claw, this story lacks any depth. It's essentially: Big guy is good at fighting, argues a lot with his girlfriend, then doesn't win a tournament because he argued with his girlfriend. Maybe I missed something.
- RipLinesMan2 novembre 2025The Smashing Machine channels Event Horizon (1997)’s descent into the inferno, trading a starship for the octagon while preserving the architecture of damnation. Under Benny Safdie the cage reads like a kiln, and Dwayne Johnson’s Mark Kerr moves like a titan whose armor is already scorched, with Emily Blunt’s Dawn Staples providing moral ballast and Ryan Bader’s Mark Coleman a granite rival who guards the next circle down. In Paul W. S. Anderson’s film, Laurence Fishburne’s Captain Miller embodies protocol and restraint while Sam Neill’s Dr. Weir curdles into zeal, and that same duel between discipline and seduction animates Kerr’s journey. Event Horizon externalizes terror through baroque corridors, ritual sound, and a crew of secular pilgrims, while Safdie internalizes it as weight cuts, pills, and the cultic routines of training. Johnson modulates majesty and corrosion, Blunt cuts through with lucid, unsentimental care, and Bader lends textured authenticity, just as Fishburne anchors with steel and Neill burns with heretical curiosity. Anderson composes cathedrals of steel and blood, Safdie frames bruised rituals with documentary electricity, and together these modes rhyme as portraits of men negotiating a door that should probably stay shut. The result is a serious, sinewed tragedy about what competition asks of a soul.
- Rick2 octobre 2025My favorite part was when he cut his hair and turned into the The Rock.
- George Bananza5 octobre 2025Hulk smash.
- Hugues Grelier21 mars 2026a really beautiful story about pioneer of the UFC generation with a lots of detail concerning background of past organisation like Pride. Maybe the best movie today concerning this topic. Dayne Johnson amazing on this role
- Jefferson Bittencourt15 mars 2026Great performances, beautiful direction and an engaging and atmospheric soundtrack. The Safdie brothers know how to direct the viewer to their dramas and madness.
- Kellie Hammond24 février 2026Great movie
- Omer Naor16 février 2026Anti-climactic movie about an underdog who doesn’t win but still loves the sport. The portrayal by Blunt was lacking a depth until the end. She’s a good actress who didn’t get the right script. Johnson delivered mellow performance but somehow with good depth, like it was intentional all along.
- Len9 novembre 2025It was “OK”…. It just wasn’t that good. Maybe the story itself was not worth making into a movie.
- Austin Burke24 octobre 2025Johnson electrifies, nailing every subtle beat as a soft-spoken fighter teetering on the edge of desperation. His layered performance features a surprising amount nuance, yet the script’s unconventional approach often keeps it at arm’s length.
- Thomas Nance26 novembre 2025Great movie! Gives credit to the pioneers UFC as we know it
- Subash Ramone2 février 2026Great acting by blunt and Johnson. Sadly this movie was let down by a boring script and soundtrack. Probably way too many producers as well.
- kevinheckman31 janvier 2026Love the UFC and documentary films about the fighters who made it what if is.
- Jeff Myers5 novembre 2025As a huge UFC fan, I was excited for this one and a little disappointed. It’s worth a watch, but there’s nothing fantastic here. I guess I just expected more. Originally when I saw the low box office numbers I just assumed it was because most people don’t care as much about the sport or Mark Kerrs story.. but they were right. It just doesn’t deserve great numbers.
- eddie4335127 janvier 2026Wasn’t great should have gotten real actors for the other parts Ryan bader acted like a bad 80s after school special . Well maybe the actors in the after school specials acted way better.
Smashing Machine Trivia
Smashing Machine was released on 1 octobre 2025.
Smashing Machine was directed by Benny Safdie.
Smashing Machine has a runtime of 2h 3min.
Smashing Machine was produced by Dany Garcia, David Koplan, Dwayne Johnson, Eli Bush, Beau Flynn, Hiram Garcia.
En 1997, Mark Kerr, champion poids lourd de combats d'arts martiaux mixtes, connaît une première défaite lors d'un tournoi au Japon. Poursuivant sa carrière avec une confiance ébranlée, le colosse développe une dépendance aux opioïdes, qui complique son existence déjà tumultueuse auprès de sa femme Dawn, dans leur maison en Arizona.
The key characters in Smashing Machine are Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson), Dawn Staples (Emily Blunt), Mark Coleman (Ryan Bader).
Smashing Machine is rated Tous publics avec avertissement.
Smashing Machine is an Action, Biography, Drame film.
Smashing Machine has an audience rating of 7.3 out of 10.
Smashing Machine had a budget of 50 M $US.
Smashing Machine has made 21,1 M $US at the box office.