To be a hero, it takes a lot of gut.
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.
The Machine (2023) is a comedy, action and crime film directed by Peter Atencio, released on May 25, 2023 with a runtime of 1h 52m. It stars Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Jimmy Tatro and Stephanie Kurtzuba. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 230 ratings.
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Bert Kreischer
as Bert
Mark Hamill
as Albert
Jimmy Tatro
as Young Bert
Stephanie Kurtzuba
as LeeAnn
Nikola Đuričko
as Igor
Iva Babić
as Idina
Martyn Ford
as Sponge
Robert Maaser
as Alexei
Jess Gabor
as Sasha
Rita Bernard-Shaw
as Ashley
Oleg Taktarov
as Train Igor
Amelie Child-Villiers
as Tatiana
Directed by Peter Atencio, written by Kevin Biegel and Scotty Landes, produced by Peter Atencio.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 230 ratings.
Nope, this just wasn't for me. We start off watching a pretty unfunny stand up routine from "Bert" (Bert Kreischer) that pretty quickly has an old Russian gent shooting at his telly! So far, I'm in accord with him. Turns out, though, that he's not just annoyed at the act, but that 20-odd years ago this comic robbed him on a train of a family artefact. Bent on retrieving this, he despatches daughter "Irina" (Iva…
Reviewed on June 1, 2023
Happy surprises that come out of left field are sometimes the best, especially when it comes to low-concept comedies. I went in to the awful looking “The Machine” with below-zero expectations, but came out absolutely charmed by just about everything in the movie. Nothing about this film should’ve worked and it definitely shouldn’t have ended up being as entertaining as it actually is, but here is one of those rare…
Reviewed on August 4, 2023
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The Machine (2023) is available to stream on Hulu, fuboTV and YouTube TV, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand and Plex. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Machine (2023) includes Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Jimmy Tatro, Stephanie Kurtzuba and Nikola Đuričko. The film was directed by Peter Atencio. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Machine was released on May 25, 2023 and runs for 1h 52m.
The Machine (2023) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 230 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, action and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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