The Smashing Machine
strong language, violence, abusive behaviour
Director(s)Benny Safdie
Production year2025
Release date03/10/2025
Genre(s)Drama, Sport
Approx. running minutes123m
CastDwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader
The Smashing Machine
strong language, violence, abusive behaviour
A biographical drama exploring the career and personal life of MMA fighter Mark Kerr.
A biographical drama exploring the career and personal life of MMA fighter Mark Kerr.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
drugs
suicide and self-harm
injury detail
theme
strong language, violence, abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
23/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
violence
Scenes feature fighters facing off in MMA bouts, delivering crunchy punches and kicks to opponents faces and bodies, often resulting in bloody injuries.
threat and horror
There are brief, infrequent scenes of threat.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’) as well as use of milder terms such as ‘dick’, ‘bitch’, ‘asshole’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’, ‘butt’, ‘God’, ‘freaking’, ‘Jesus’, ‘damn’ and ‘Christ’.
sex
There are occasional sex references, including a person describing something as 'orgasmic'.
drugs
A person misuses prescription painkillers, although this is clearly condemned and they later seek support for their addiction.
suicide and self-harm
A suicide attempt is averted.
injury detail
Blood is seen on the faces and bodies of opponents as a result of mixed martial arts sporting events. There are also scenes featuring medical detail, as wounds are addressed.
theme
During arguments, a couple acts in a manipulative and abusive manner towards each other, including when one of them violently breaks nearby objects.
strong language, violence, abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
15/10/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
violence
Scenes feature fighters facing off in MMA bouts, delivering crunchy punches and kicks to opponents faces and bodies, often resulting in bloody injuries.
threat and horror
There are brief, infrequent scenes of threat.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’) as well as use of milder terms such as ‘dick’, ‘bitch’, ‘asshole’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’, ‘butt’, ‘God’, ‘freaking’, ‘Jesus’, ‘damn’ and ‘Christ’.
sex
There are occasional sex references, including a person describing something as 'orgasmic'.
drugs
A person misuses prescription painkillers, although this is clearly condemned and they later seek support for their addiction.
suicide and self-harm
A suicide attempt is averted.
injury detail
Blood is seen on the faces and bodies of opponents as a result of mixed martial arts sporting events. There are also scenes featuring medical detail, as wounds are addressed.
theme
During arguments, a couple acts in a manipulative and abusive manner towards each other, including when one of them violently breaks nearby objects.
Classified Date:
14/05/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Classified Date:
07/05/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Classified date23/09/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
drugs
suicide and self-harm
injury detail
theme
Director(s)Benny Safdie
Production year2025
Release date03/10/2025
Genre(s)Drama, Sport
Approx. running minutes123m
CastDwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader
strong language, violence, abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
23/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
violence
Scenes feature fighters facing off in MMA bouts, delivering crunchy punches and kicks to opponents faces and bodies, often resulting in bloody injuries.
threat and horror
There are brief, infrequent scenes of threat.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’) as well as use of milder terms such as ‘dick’, ‘bitch’, ‘asshole’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’, ‘butt’, ‘God’, ‘freaking’, ‘Jesus’, ‘damn’ and ‘Christ’.
sex
There are occasional sex references, including a person describing something as 'orgasmic'.
drugs
A person misuses prescription painkillers, although this is clearly condemned and they later seek support for their addiction.
suicide and self-harm
A suicide attempt is averted.
injury detail
Blood is seen on the faces and bodies of opponents as a result of mixed martial arts sporting events. There are also scenes featuring medical detail, as wounds are addressed.
theme
During arguments, a couple acts in a manipulative and abusive manner towards each other, including when one of them violently breaks nearby objects.
strong language, violence, abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
15/10/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
violence
Scenes feature fighters facing off in MMA bouts, delivering crunchy punches and kicks to opponents faces and bodies, often resulting in bloody injuries.
threat and horror
There are brief, infrequent scenes of threat.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’) as well as use of milder terms such as ‘dick’, ‘bitch’, ‘asshole’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’, ‘butt’, ‘God’, ‘freaking’, ‘Jesus’, ‘damn’ and ‘Christ’.
sex
There are occasional sex references, including a person describing something as 'orgasmic'.
drugs
A person misuses prescription painkillers, although this is clearly condemned and they later seek support for their addiction.
suicide and self-harm
A suicide attempt is averted.
injury detail
Blood is seen on the faces and bodies of opponents as a result of mixed martial arts sporting events. There are also scenes featuring medical detail, as wounds are addressed.
theme
During arguments, a couple acts in a manipulative and abusive manner towards each other, including when one of them violently breaks nearby objects.
Classified Date:
14/05/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Classified Date:
07/05/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Classified date23/09/2025
LanguageEnglish
