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Stream it or skip it: ‘The Smashing Machine’ on HBO Max, Dwayne Johnson’s Oscar-bait-ish role as a fighter with deep inner conflicts

The Smashing Machine (now streaming on HBO Max, in addition to VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video) sure seemed engineered to generate Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson some Oscar buzz — but that buzz never ...
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‘The Smashing Machine’ Poised to Become Dwayne Johnson’s Biggest Box Office Flop Ever

Rohan Naahar is a News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once. He has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars. He also ...
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From 'Black Adam' to 'The Smashing Machine': Dwayne Johnson’s biggest flops

Dwayne Johnson remains one of Hollywood’s biggest names, but not every film in his career has delivered at the box office. His latest setback has put fresh focus on that uneven record after ‘The ...
Forbes

Dwayne Johnson’s ‘The Smashing Machine’ Gets Streaming Date, Report Says

The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as true-life mixed martial arts and Ultimate Fighting Championship legend Mark Kerr, is reportedly coming soon to digital streaming. Directed ...
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‘The Smashing Machine’ Taps Out of Theaters as Dwayne Johnson’s Biggest-Ever Box Office Bomb

Rohan Naahar is a News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once. He has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars. He also ...
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Dwayne Johnson Reacts to ‘The Smashing Machine’ Oscar Snub

After years of leading big-budget action blockbusters, Dwayne Johnson switched gears and ended up scoring some of the strongest reviews of his career. In Benny Safdie's biographical drama The Smashing ...
Forbes

Dwayne Johnson’s ‘The Smashing Machine’ New On Streaming This Week

The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as real-life MMA and UFC icon Mark Kerr, is coming to digital streaming this week. The film also stars Emily Blunt as Kerr’s girlfriend, Dawn ...
Men's Journal

Dwayne Johnson Reacts to ‘The Smashing Machine’ Underperforming at the Box Office

View post: 1966 John Wayne Classic Named Among Best Westerns Ever - and You Can Watch It for Free “From deep in my grateful bones, thank you to everyone who has watched The Smashing Machine,” Johnson ...
IndieWire

Dwayne Johnson: ‘My Relationship with Success’ for ‘The Smashing Machine’ Is ‘Not a Number’

The Golden Globes-nominated actor talks to IndieWire about all the contributing factors that led to this “banging on my rib cage” telling him to make the unconventional A24 sports biopic with director ...
Los Angeles Magazine

Dwayne Johnson’s ‘The Smashing Machine’ Takes a Bold Step Into Drama but Faces Box Office Woes

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 ...
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Dwayne Johnson on disappearing into his “Smashing Machine” role, Emily Blunt on the scene that made her vomit

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emily Blunt jokes she would've 'been pissed' if Johnson and director Benny Safdie, her Oppenheimer costar, hadn't asked her to ...
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Christopher Nolan Lavishes Praise On Dwayne Johnson In ‘The Smashing Machine’: “I Don’t Think You’ll See A Better Performance This Year”

The Smashing Machine may not have been a box office knockout, but Dwayne Johnson‘s turn as UFC fighter Mark Kerr has a big admirer in Christopher Nolan. The Oppenheimer director lavished praise on ...