The Smashing Machine (2025) on Netflix
In the late 1990s, mixed martial artist Mark Kerr wants to be the best fighter in the world. He also battles opioid painkillers and a complicated bond with his girlfriend Dawn.
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- Netflix3.3/5
- IMDb6.3/1077,779 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes70%
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Plot summary
Mark Kerr gives an interview in 1997 about his wins in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, then goes off to a bout. In 1999 he lives with his girlfriend Dawn, and their relationship is complicated. Mark Coleman coaches him as he prepares for a fight, and he uses narcotic painkillers on and off while he meets with Japanese officials about his pay.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Smashing Machine (2025)
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- Emily Blunt was instrumental in connecting Benny Safdie, her co-star in Oppenheimer, with Dwayne Johnson, her co-star in Jungle Cruise. Johnson confirmed on the red carpet at the 96th Academy Awards that Blunt would play Mark Kerr's wife, Dawn Staples.
- The Smashing Machine was shot predominantly on 16mm film, with some scenes captured on 70mm film and on VHS cameras.
- The film opened to just $5.8 million in its first weekend, finishing third and marking the lowest opening weekend of Dwayne Johnson's career.
- The score includes the Cleaners from Venus track "Corridor of Dreams", played in its entirety during the pivotal scene in which Mark Kerr suffers a humbling loss.
