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The Machine
“To be a hero, it takes a lot of gut.”
5.8 / 10• 2023• 1h 52m•R• English
ComedyActionCrime
Storyline
Bert Kreischer faces a familial crisis and the arrival of his estranged father when the ghost of his booze-soaked past arrives: a murderous mobster hellbent on kidnapping Bert back to the motherland to atone for his crimes. Together, he and his father must retrace the steps of his younger self in the midst of a war between a sociopathic crime family while they attempt to find common ground.
Cast & Crew
Bert Kreischer
Bert
Lead
Mark Hamill
Albert
Jimmy Tatro
Young Bert
Stephanie Kurtzuba
LeeAnn
Nikola Đuričko
Igor
Iva Babić
Idina
Martyn Ford
Sponge
Robert Maaser
Alexei
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Atencio's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Machine is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
