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The Smashing Machine

Name: The Smashing Machine
Genre: [, ", h, s, t
Released: 2025
Rating: 6.3

★ 6.3 IMDb

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.

Essays and Criticism

On this film

The Smashing Machine by Beatrice Loayza, 4Columns The Smashing Machine review – a moving portrait of masculinity in flux by Hannah Strong, Little White Lies

In conversation with other films

Venice 2025 | The Real Thing by Chloe Lizotte, MUBI Notebook Venice Film Festival 2025: The Smashing Machine, Kim Novak’s Vertigo, The Testament of Ann Lee, Father Mother Sister Brother by Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com

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