I’m not going to lie, I wasn’t the biggest fan of The Smashing Machine. Though the 2025 movie features one of Dwayne Johnson’s best performances (at least his most transformative), I felt like Benny ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A24’s version takes a different approach. Director Benny Safdie, in his first solo directorial effort, draws from that documentary ...

“Winning is the best thing in the world,” Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson) narrates in the opening scene of “The Smashing Machine,” after brutally smashing in his opponent’s face to take home a mixed ...

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“The Smashing Machine” recounts the success and struggles of Ultimate Fighting Championship champion Mark Kerr. Relying on his own professional wrestling background, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gives a ...

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Benny Safdie have teamed up to bring one of the most intriguing stories in combat sports to the big screen. Their new film, The Smashing Machine, dramatizes the life of ...

The Golden Globes-nominated actor talks to IndieWire about all the contributing factors that led to this “banging on my rib cage” telling him to make the unconventional A24 sports biopic with director ...

It's all in the details. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It’s a shame that so few people went out to see The Smashing Machine ...

In the role of Mark Kerr, Dwayne Johnson is always playing some variation on The Rock. The only way to describe Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is “larger than life.” You can see it in every frame of The ...