The Machine (2023)

Directed by

Peter Atencio

Genre

action comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 219 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A comedian named Bert is kidnapped along with his father by a man from his past. The kidnapping happens because of something Bert did while drunk during a college trip to Russia.

comedicfast-pacedabsurdnostalgiclightheartedaction-filledchaotic

What happens

The Machine is a 2023 American action comedy film directed by Peter Atencio, inspired by the 2016 stand-up routine of the same name created by Bert Kreischer. The film stars Kreischer as a fictionalized version of himself, with Mark Hamill, Jimmy Tatro, Iva Babić, Stephanie Kurtzuba and Jessica Gabor. Stand-up comedian Bert's past catches up with him 20 years later when he and his father are kidnapped by someone Bert wronged while drunk on a college semester abroad in Russia. Following its viral success, Legendary Entertainment acquired the rights to adapt Kreischer's stand-up routine into a feature film in September 2018. Most of the lead cast members were hired from April to June 2021. Filming began in Serbia in April 2021 through Balkanic Media. The Machine was released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Screen Gems label on May 26, 2023. It received mostly negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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