2Its clock, and the show’s

First talked about in episode 33, 36 days after its release.

Release Film Gamed Maher Mosly An episode that discusses it (press to play)

3What critics and audiences made of it

These are other people’s scores, not Mahmoud’s or Maher’s. Theirs is in the episode.

6.3/10

IMDb users78.6k votes

6.3: higher than 19% of the 406 titles Harvesting discussed. It ranks 313th.

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4What it cost, what it made

It made back only 42% of its budget at the box office.

Budget $50M #128

Box office $21M #169

TMDB figures in US dollars, worldwide, not adjusted for inflation. # = its place among the archive’s films. Each notch on the bar is one whole budget.

208 films from Harvesting: budget against box office

5Who’s in it

Director · Writer · Editor Benny Safdie also Oppenheimer
Music Nala Sinephro
Cinematography Maceo Bishop

+2 Dwayne Johnson Mark Kerr
+5 Emily Blunt Dawn Staples
Ryan Bader Mark Coleman
Bas Rutten Bas Rutten
Oleksandr Usyk Igor Vovchanchyn
Lyndsey Gavin Elizabeth Coleman
Zoe Kosovic McKenzie Coleman
Satoshi Ishii Enson Inoue

Threads to other titles on the show

6Where to watch it

Stream

STARZPLAY

Rent

Apple TV Store

Buy

Apple TV Store

All options and prices on TMDB ↗

Watch data by JustWatch, via TMDB, as of 21 October 2026.

7The index card

The Smashing Machine· 2025

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 opioid dependence and a volatile relationship with his girlfriend Dawn.

sportsdrug addictionbiographybased on true storymixed martial arts (mma)price of fame1990ssports dramadepressedself awarenessintensebiographical drama

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Released: 1 October 2025
Runtime: 2h 3m
Status: Released
Certificate: US R
Genre: Drama, History, Action
Language: English
Country: United States
Studios: A24, Seven Bucks Productions, Out for the Count, Magnetic Fields Entertainment