The Venice Film Festival hosted the world premiere of The Smashing Machine, Benny Safdie’s first solo directorial film. The biopic stars Dwayne Johnson as the legendary mixed martial arts fighter Mark ...

The Smashing Machine (2025) Film Review from the 50th Annual Toronto International Film Festival, a movie directed and written by Benny Safdie, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Lyndsey Gavin, ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Benny Safdie’s first solo feature, The Smashing Machine, may appear as disarmingly simple as the sports movie formula. But he has high-minded aspirations with his ...

Fear is not something one typically associates with Dwayne Johnson. Certainly not in the ring, as the charismatic heel with the cocked eyebrow, and not in Hollywood, where he has cemented himself as ...

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 22: Dwayne Johnson attends "The Smashing Machine" premiere at Zoo Palast on September 22, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Gerald Matzka/Getty Images) Dwayne "The Rock" ...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is no stranger to box office hits. With his career built on action-packed blockbusters, Johnson has become one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. However, in his latest film, The ...

Dwayne Johnson’s latest film wasn’t exactly a “smash” hit. In fact, it was the lowest opening weekend of the blockbuster action star’s career. Johnson starred in “The Smashing Machine,” an arthouse ...

While he is being heralded for his portrayal of UFC legend Mark Kerr, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has just seen his latest movie, The Smashing Machine, endure the worst opening weekend of his entire ...

“The Smashing Machine is satisfying as much for what it doesn’t do as for what it does,” said Stephanie Zacharek in Time. Dwayne Johnson stars in the new biopic, playing former UFC champ Mark Kerr.

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