6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Smashing Machine (2025)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.9
Overview
In the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. However, he must also battle his opiod dependence and a volatile relationship with his girlfriend Dawn.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Race Swap: Yes
Christianity: Positive
Overview
In the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. However, he must also battle his opiod dependence and a volatile relationship with his girlfriend Dawn.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film adopts a neutral, observational approach to its subject matter, focusing on a character study of Mark Kerr and the historical context of early MMA without advocating for specific political solutions or engaging in partisan messaging. Its cinematic style explicitly avoids overt moralizing from either conservative or progressive viewpoints.
The movie centers on the personal and professional struggles of a white male MMA fighter and his white girlfriend, without a deliberate focus on racial, ethnic, or gender diversity in its primary casting. The narrative explores individual hardship and addiction with an emphasis on humanizing its characters, rather than engaging with broader gender equity, systemic social commentary, or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Mark Kerr, a real-life figure of European descent, with Dwayne Johnson, an actor of Samoan and Black Nova Scotian descent. This casting represents a change in the character's established race.
While not explicitly depicting Christian practice, the film incorporates thematic elements such as weakness, grace, redemption, and the importance of caring for loved ones. Reviewers note these themes resemble a Christian worldview, aligning the narrative with virtues often associated with the faith in an affirming manner.
The Smashing Machine centers on MMA fighter Mark Kerr's tumultuous journey, addiction, and the pressures of professional fighting. The film's narrative does not feature LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing exclusively on the protagonist's personal life and career within mixed martial arts.
Based on the currently available information, 'The Smashing Machine' does not appear to feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Consequently, an evaluation of its portrayal of the transsexual community is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is a biographical sports drama based on real historical figures. The provided information explicitly states that no character's on-screen gender differs from their established gender in the source material or historical record, including key figures like Mark Kerr and Dawn Staples.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
6.8
Critic Ratings
7.3
6.6
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