On paper, The Smashing Machine sounds like an Oscar lock: a transformational performance by a much-loved star, in a real-life redemption story set in the dog-eat-dog world of blue-collar sport (in ...

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 ...

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, ...

On paper, The Smashing Machine sounds like an Oscar lock: a transformational performance by a much-loved star, in a real-life redemption story set in the dog-eat-dog world of blue-collar sport (in ...

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 Rock has a soft spot after all. Dwayne Johnson, 53, was brought to tears on Monday night after his newest movie, “The Smashing Machine,” received a 15-minute standing ovation and sparked Oscar ...

In his first solo outing, the director tells the story of UFC fighter Mark Kerr, crafting a clear-eyed drama that feels like a cousin to 'The Wrestler.' Mark has a rather striking appearance. With his ...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s film, The Smashing Machine, received a 15-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival Johnson, director Benny Safdie and fighter Mark Kerr were all moved to tears ...

The October box office begins caught between The Rock and a fan base. Taylor Swift‘s “The Official Release Party of a Show Girl” will win the weekend after earning $15.8 million on Friday from 3,702 ...