Movie · Drama

The true story of legendary mixed martial arts and UFC fighter Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson), whose obsession with greatness made him a legend — and nearly cost him everything. A soul-stirring epic about ambition, sacrifice and the courage to fight for something greater than victory, written and directed by Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems) and also starring Emily Blunt.

2025 · 2h 3m
Director Benny Safdie

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The true story of legendary mixed martial arts and UFC fighter Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson), whose obsession with greatness made him a legend — and nearly cost him everything. A soul-stirring epic about ambition, sacrifice and the courage to fight for something greater than victory, written and directed by Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems) and also starring Emily Blunt.

COMMON SENSE

Johnson shines in mature, understated MMA biopic.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.3
Reviews 297
Fresh 208
Rotten 89

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Studio
A24
Released
2025
Run Time
2 hr 3 min
Rated
R for language and some drug abuse.
Regions of Origin
United States, Canada, Japan
© 2025 A24

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, Dolby Atmos, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC), Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.