Benny Safdie’s solo directorial debut, a bruising, subdued character study based on the life of the 1990s mixed martial arts (MMA) pioneer Mark Kerr, is not so much a sports movie as an anti-sports ...

Benny Safdie's gritty movie about mixed martial artist Mark Kerr and the early days of the UFC is compelling, but "The ...

Johnson’s taut performance, Benny Safdie’s bio-pic about the mixed-martial-arts fighter Mark Kerr proves distanced and ...

Dwayne Johnson transforms for the role of complicated real-life MMA fighter Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie's sports drama "The ...

Few movies have represented a turning point in an actor’s career quite like The Smashing Machine. Written and directed by Benny Safdie, the A24 release stars Dwayne Johnson (cue the booming movie ...

By the sound of it, Johnson didn’t have a ton of time to let his famous elbow heal, as he and Safdie also revealed the ...

Dwayne Johnson chats with THR at the premiere of The Smashing Machine and shares how long he’s been looking to make this ...

The actor wants you to forget 'Jumanji' and think of him as Oscar material in this MMA-set drama from director Benny Safdie ...

A look at the new movies coming out this week (September 29, 2025 – October 5, 2025), including 'The Smashing Machine,' and more!

Dwayne Johnson transforms into UFC fighter Mark Kerr, aiming for Oscar recognition with a dramatic, prosthetic-laden ...

In “Smashing Machine,” written and directed by Safdie, Johnson stars as Mark Kerr, a champion in the early days of MMA ...

In an exclusive Chicago interview with FOX 32, Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt discuss their powerful performances in the new ...