

From writer-director Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems, Good Time) comes an intense sports drama following the peaks and pitfalls of mixed martial arts & UFC fighter Mark Kerr starring Dwayne Johnson. Tracing his origins in the sport, his rollercoaster relationship with the love of his life Dawn Staples-Kerr (Emily Blunt), and his struggles with addiction, The Smashing Machine is an intense and thorough portrait of a legendary fighter.
"The Smashing Machine is sensitive, texturally rich, and technically strong."
–Trace Sauveur, Paste Magazine
"It’s that rare beast, a biopic that’s light on the bio and resistant to being a pic. It’s a film about a human being, and its effect is strangely haunting, since Dwayne Johnson seems to do everything while doing nothing."
–Damon Wise, Deadline
"The Smashing Machine is the film that will rewrite the history of Dwayne Johnson’s acting career. The Smashing Machine might even earn Dwayne Johnson an Oscar nomination. The Smashing Machine is good, but Dwayne Johnson is great."
–Maddy Mussen, London Evening Standard