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- Release date
- 3 October 2025
- Genre
- Biopic
- Certification
- UA
- Director
- Benny Safdie
- Language
- ENGLISH
Rating
Highlight
The Smashing Machine is a 2025 American biographical sports drama film written, directed, co-produced, and edited by Benny Safdie. It stars Dwayne Johnson as former amateur wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr, alongside Emily Blunt as Kerr's then-wife Dawn Staples, with Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten and Oleksandr Usyk in supporting roles. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2025, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. It is set to be released in the United States by A24 on October 3, 2025. The film received positive reviews from critics.
Movie Information
| Director | Benny Safdie |
| Writer | Benny Safdie |
| Editor | Benny Safdie |
| Music Director | Nala Sinephro |
| Cinematographer | Maceo Bishop |
| Production Company | A24, Out for the Count Seven Bucks Productions, Magnetic Fields Entertainment |
| Produced By | Benny Safdie, Dwayne Johnson, Eli Bush, Hiram Garcia, Dany Garcia, David Koplan |
| Distributed | A24 |
| Budget | TBA |
Starcast With Their Character Names
| Dwayne Johnson | Mark Kerr |
| Emily Blunt | Dawn Staples |
| Ryan Bader | Mark Coleman |
| Bas Rutten | Bas Rutten |
| Oleksandr Usyk | Igor Vovchanchyn |
Plot
The story of mixed-martial arts and UFC champion Mark Kerr.
Trailer
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